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Directories you can search quickly and easily
Funding Directory
An essential directory of funding sources to help support education and learning. Use the directory to provide your clients with current information about funding opportunities.
An essential directory of funding sources to help support education and learning. Use the directory to provide your clients with current information about funding opportunities.
Job Profiles
A searchable online directory of nearly 800 job profiles providing comprehensive information on how to get into different jobs and careers.
A searchable online directory of nearly 800 job profiles providing comprehensive information on how to get into different jobs and careers.
The Learning Directory
Approximately one million courses from over 10,000 providers. Search online to find courses in a specific area. And if you're a course provider, you can register your courses to ensure they are included.
Approximately one million courses from over 10,000 providers. Search online to find courses in a specific area. And if you're a course provider, you can register your courses to ensure they are included.
Essential guides to use independently or with support
Adult Careers Library Resource Guide
This is a website containing useful information and downloads to help set up and maintain your careers library.
This is a website containing useful information and downloads to help set up and maintain your careers library.
Disability Awareness
Information for advisers working with clients with disabilities
Information for advisers working with clients with disabilities
Engaging with Employers
A suite of training resources to assist IAG practitioners with delivering their services in the workplace.
A suite of training resources to assist IAG practitioners with delivering their services in the workplace.
Ex-offenders Guide
A guide for IAG practitioners to support ex offenders in overcoming the barriers to learning and work.
A guide for IAG practitioners to support ex offenders in overcoming the barriers to learning and work.
Guide For Refugees And Asylum Seekers
Two downloadable guides packed with information and useful contacts to help you point people in the right direction.
Two downloadable guides packed with information and useful contacts to help you point people in the right direction.
Guide for the Older Workforce
A guide to assist information, advice and guidance (IAG) practitioners in understanding the needs of older clients.
A guide to assist information, advice and guidance (IAG) practitioners in understanding the needs of older clients.
LMI Matters!
Toolkit for education and employment advisers - understanding Labour Market Information.
Toolkit for education and employment advisers - understanding Labour Market Information.
Mental Health Awareness Guide
A new guide developed by Centre for Guidance Studies (CeGS) to assist IAG practitioners working with clients who have mental health issues.
A new guide developed by Centre for Guidance Studies (CeGS) to assist IAG practitioners working with clients who have mental health issues.
Recommended Resources Guide
Your free, comprehensive guide to help you find the right materials for specific users - from older workers and lone parents - to those in need of career change or redundancy advice.
Your free, comprehensive guide to help you find the right materials for specific users - from older workers and lone parents - to those in need of career change or redundancy advice.
Working in HM Prisons
A guide to assist IAG practitioners working within prison education departments.
A guide to assist IAG practitioners working within prison education departments.
Essential tools to use independently or with support
Career Values Tool
A tool that helps with making decisions about careers based on the aspects of a job the user feels is most important.
A tool that helps with making decisions about careers based on the aspects of a job the user feels is most important.
CV Builder
Everything you need to create a job-winning CV, application form and covering letter.
Everything you need to create a job-winning CV, application form and covering letter.
Qualifications Calculator
A tool that translates a client's qualifications into the present day NVQ equivalent.
A tool that translates a client's qualifications into the present day NVQ equivalent.
Skills and Interests Assessment
Identify key skills and interests to explore a range of relevant career options.
Identify key skills and interests to explore a range of relevant career options.