Another option for young people looking to earn while they learn is an apprenticeship. Apprenticeship positions are available with many different employers in the county enabling you to gain  the necessary hands-on and theoretical training as well as different levels of qualifications. Worcestershire Apprenticeships, is supported by us and can help you to find out about apprenticeship and support you to access local opportunities through its clearing hub. 

See impartial advice and guidance about apprenticeships as well as current vacancies:

• Get in go far
• The Apprenticeship Guide
• Worcestershire Apprenticeships

Websites: 

• ICOULD
• National Careers Service
• PROSPECTS
• Success at School
• GOV.UK

The county has three further education colleges who offer support to help you access a range of academic and vocational courses to suit your needs. See course options at each one:

• Heart of Worcestershire (HOW) College
• Kidderminster College
• Warwickshire College Group

There are a number of free job clubs held around the county please refer to these websites:

• Worcester Hive
• Fortis Living
• Job centre
• Indeed
• Total Jobs
• Monster

You or your parent or guardian, may have had a call, text message, or email from one of our Tracking Team asking you for information about what you or your child is now doing. Here’s why:

The Council has the responsibility to track all young people who are educated in Worcestershire in Year 11 or live in Worcestershire up to the end of the academic year in which they turn 18, on whether they are in education, employment or training, this extends to their 25th birthday for young people with an EHCP (Education, Health and Care Plan).

We have a statutory duty to send this information to the Department for Education each month and it needs to be accurate. You may have already told us what you are doing but we need to make sure it’s still the same after a certain period of time.

We receive regular enrolment and withdrawal data from local schools and colleges. If we are notified that you/your child is no longer attending, we may contact you to offer support and ensure we have an up to date destination recorded.

E-mails will come from:post16tracking@worcestershire.gov.uk and text messages from 07860034482 (this number does not accept incoming calls), you will be able to reply directly to these.

If we are unable to confirm you or your child’s current destination using phone call or text or e-mail, we may visit you at home to collect this information. If you no longer live in Worcestershire, please get in touch to let us know your new address as the Local Authority where you now live is responsible for collecting this information

Contact

If you require any further information, please e-mail: post16tracking@worcestershire.gov.uk 

For more information on the statutory duties placed on Local Authorities, please see:

• Participation of young people: education, employment and training - GOV.UK