Connexions Manchester

Most young people stay on in education after 16, and some will go into higher education at 18 whilst others will look for work or training at 17 or 18. If you decide you want to look for work or training look for a job which will give you training.

You could look to apply for an Apprenticeship  - this will give you experience and training leading to NVQ 2, 3 or 4 in your chosen work area. You could also apply for work based training like Foundation Learning which will help give you the skills employers are looking for.

Here’s what happened to young people who’ve recently left school in Manchester:

Full time training 124

• Males 64
• Females 60

Full time employment with training, including apprenticeships 54

• Males 27
• Females 27
  

Other full time employment 58

• Males 44
• Females 14

236 young people left school in 2010 and went into full time training or full time employment and the main job areas they entered were:

• Miscellaneous Occupations            25.4%
• Hairdressing and Barbering           16.5%
• Managerial and Professional           8.9%

While different jobs regularly become available it's likely that these will remain typical of the types of opportunities locally.

There are fewer jobs available at the moment so it’s important that you         

• Call into the Connexions Centre and let use know what you’re interested in doing.
• Use cnx2jobs as it has details of current vacancies for young people across Greater Manchester
• If you want an Apprenticeship register with Apprenticeship Vacancy Matching Service.
• You could also visit Directgov to see other available jobs. Type 'Find a job' in the search box.

You can use the library in your Connexions Centre too as it has information for you to read or take away