Most young people stay on in education after 16, and some will go into higher education at 18 whilst others will look for work or training at 17 or 18.
If you decide you want to look for work or training look for a job which will give you training.
You could look to apply for an Apprenticeship - these will give you job and training leading to NVQ 2, 3 or 4 in your chosen work area. You could also apply for work based training like e2e which will help give you the skills employers are looking for.
If you do get a job without training you could ask about the Learning Agreement Pilot.
Here’s what happened to young people who’ve recently left school in Tameside:
Full time training
Males 48
Females 34
Full time employment with training, including apprenticeships
Males 130
Females 66
Other full time employment
Males 111
Females 61
438 young people left school in 2007 and went into full time training or full time employment and the main job areas they entered were:
- Hairdressing
- Other elementary occupations
- Clerical
While different jobs become available all the time it’s likely that these will remain the common types of opportunities locally.
Find out what’s available now at cnx2jobs, or call into the Connexions Centre and let us know what you’re interested in doing.
You could also visit your local Jobcentre Plus to see other available jobs.
You can use the library in your Connexions Centre too as it has information for you to read or take away.