Young people.
Find useful services and resources to help you search for jobs, learn new skills, or explore your next career step. We provide information for everyone, helping you overcome barriers and move forward into work, education, or training.
Looking for your first job?
Find support to create a CV, prepare for interviews, explore career options and connect with training and employment opportunities across Somerset.
- Explore career options → Skills Elevators
- Training opportunities → Your Future Sorted
- Find employment opportunities → Employment Support page | Job opportunities in Somerset
Not sure what to do next?
Explore careers advice, training opportunities, apprenticeships, work experience and further education options to help you make informed choices about your future.
- Careers advice → Community Employment Hubs | Careers, Education, Information, Advice and Guidance service (CEIAG) (opens in a new tab; external site)
- Training opportunities → Your Future Sorted
- Apprenticeships → Skill Up Somerset (opens in a new tab; external site)
- Work experience → Somerset EBP (opens in a new tab; external site)
- Skills options → Explore your skills and training options
- Higher education → Higher Education in Somerset
Need extra support?
If you need extra help with education, training or finding a job, visit our Extra Support page to explore the support available in Somerset.
➡️ Visit the Extra Support page
Are you a care leaver?
Find information and support to help you with education, training and employment.
➡️ Visit the Care Leavers page
Young people Support Services
Careers, Employment, Information, Advice and Guidance Service (CEIAG) – DSTPN
We provide free support with careers, training, education and finding work. We can help with CVs, job applications, interviews, volunteering…
NEET (Not in Employment, Education or Training)
Careers and pathways Help to progress with the NEET (Not in Employment, Education or Training) to EET (Engagement in education,…
Somerset Virtual School
Supporting children and young people in care to achieve their education and career goals. Somerset Virtual School supports children and…
Your Future Sorted – Provider Directory
We have a directory called ‘Your Future Sorted’ that helps you find out about training and career options in Somerset.
Skills Elevators
Skills Elevators are tools that show you different job roles and what you need to do those jobs. They help…
SomersetWorks (now Virtual School)
SomersetWorks no longer exists in its current form. SomersetWorks Transition Coordinators have become Learning Mentors in the newly formed Virtual…
Higher Education in Somerset
Learn about the different degree-level qualifications available in Somerset, like Degree Apprenticeships and other higher education options. Higher education is…
Careers Hub Padlet
Padlet is our online noticeboard where you can find resources, opportunities, training and guidance.
Somerset Education Business Partnership (EBP)
Somerset Education Business Partnership connects employers with education providers so that young people are aware of local career opportunities and…
Somerset Careers Hub
We work with every state-funded secondary school, special educational needs school, alternative provision & post 16 college, helping them to…
