Propel yourself into work
University isn’t for everyone, jobs and apprenticeships are a brilliant way to build your skills and experience, whilst also earning money.
‘Propel into Work’ is Become’s service for care-experienced young people up to age 27 and their supporting adults.
We provide information, advice and guidance for care-experienced young people, to help you make confident choices about your career path, as well as providing 1:1 support with things like exploring different careers, job searching, creating or tailoring CV and cover letters, applying for jobs and apprenticeships and preparing for interviews. Wherever you are in your education or career, Propel into Work can help.
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Vocational means education that links to a specific job or career. They are qualifications that have been designed with employers and usually involve both paid work and studying, e.g. apprenticeships and T-levels.
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Become’s Propel into Work service provides advice and information for care-experienced young people and their supporting adults on vocational pathways. Supporting adults includes people caring for or supporting young people, including foster carers, social workers, teachers, support workers and personal advisors.
We also provide 1:1 support for young people with things like exploring different careers, job searching, creating or tailoring a CV/cover letter, applying for jobs and apprenticeships, preparing for interviews and transitioning into a new workplace. Sign up here and Get Work Ready!
Get Work Ready!
Our Get Work Ready programme is designed to propel you on your career journey. Sign up here to Get Work Ready.
Through six 1:1 sessions, the ‘Get Work Ready’ programme aims to help you propel yourself into opportunities that help you progress in your career. The sessions will be tailored to you and can include support with exploring different careers, job searching, creating or tailoring a CV/cover letter, applying for jobs and apprenticeships and preparing for interviews.
Any questions? Contact Clancy by emailing [email protected] or sign up below.
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Meet Clancy
Clancy, our dedicated Senior Advice & Support Officer for Employment and Vocational Learning, can help with any questions you may have
You can contact Clancy by emailing [email protected]
Propel Get Work Ready programme
Free workshops for young people, coming soon!
We are co-producing employability workshops for young people, with employers and young people.
These will help prepare and empower young people with the knowledge, skills and confidence to secure and start a job or apprenticeship. Please email [email protected] if you’d like to be notified of when the workshops launch.