Careers advice for children not in education, employment or training

Support service providing impartial careers information, advice and guidance to young people.

Our Careers Advice and Guidance Service is a free support service providing impartial careers information, advice and guidance to young people in years 12 and 13 who are Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET).

We have highly qualified Careers Advisers experienced in working with young people to help them make informed decisions, ensure they are aware of all options and potential career paths as well as providing information and advice on current employment, training and education opportunities.

Our primary aims are to identify any young person in Worcestershire who is NEET and ensure that young people have a better understanding of their options, in order to keep them engaged and increase the likelihood of moving on successfully. These are part of a local authorities statutory duties and standards which Ofsted inspect.

Contact the Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) Team

If you are 16 to 18 years of age and are not currently in education or a work based training programme, you are able to access free and impartial careers advice and guidance to help you identify options that may be suitable for you.

Email: post16neet@worcestershire.gov.uk
Telephone: 01905 845585

Meet the Team

The Post 16 NEET team are Level 6 qualified in Careers Guidance and recognised by the Careers Development Institute (CDI), with a wealth of knowledge and experience of supporting young people across Worcestershire.

Jane Barr - Post 16 NEET Engagement Officer

In 2007 Jane became an Adult Guidance Advisor for Worcestershire County Council before moving in 2008 to Connexions as a Personal Advisor in Bromsgrove.

Jane continued in this role in various offices to date. Experience of working with NEET young people, working in a local high school and group works in a local college.

Nicci Price - Post 16 NEET Engagement Officer

Nicci joined Herefordshire and Worcestershire Careers Service in 1998 as a Careers Adviser, and in 2004 she was promoted to Senior Personal Adviser for Connexions leading a team of advisers.

In March 2010, Connexions were absorbed into Worcestershire County Council and Nicci moved to work in the Early Help Service as a Senior Support Worker until leaving the council in 2014.

After working for various services and organisations, Nicci was appointed as a 16+ NEET Advisor in the Summer of 2021.

Post 16 Tracking Team

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/your child’s current destination using phone call/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.