Are you:
- Not in Education, Employment or Training and aged 16 to 19?
- In Year 11, 12 or 13 and unsure what you will be doing next?
- Aged 16 to 25 and have a learning difficulty and/or disability?
Then you may be in need of some careers advice. Below are some details of services that may be able to help!
Connexions is a Hounslow service which provides careers support for 16-19 year-old residents who are NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training). This service can be extended to resident Young People up to the age of 25 who have an EHCP.
There are two venues where unemployed Young People can access careers support, either by appointment or drop in at the following times and locations:
- Mondays, 2-5pm, Hounslow Library, Hounslow House, 7 Bath Road, Hounslow TW3 3EB, or
- Wednesday and Thursdays, 2-5pm, Feltham Library, The Centre, High Street, Feltham TW13 4GU.
The Connexions Service can also be accessed via
Telephone 020 8583 5151
The Skills Escalator Service may be able to help if you get housing benefits. This service can give you one-to-one careers advice.
The National Careers Service provides lots of free information and advice for young people to help you make decisions about learning, training and work opportunities. If you have a disability and you're studying on a course or looking to get into work, there is lots of advice available on the website too.
Scope has a support to work service Support to Work is a free online and telephone support programme for disabled people in England and Wales, who are looking for paid work. This is not a face-to-face service, so may not be right for everyone.