Information for adult learners and job-seekers
Whether you’re starting out or starting again, there’s plenty of support out there to help you plan for your career, develop your skills and find a job.

National Careers Service
The National Careers Service provides information, advice and guidance to help you make decisions about learning, training and work. You can get confidential, impartial advice from qualified careers advisers - whether it’s online, face-to-face or over the phone.
How can the National Careers Service help you?
Everyone has the potential to develop and grow in their lives and careers, but sometimes things can get in the way and hold you back. That’s why the National Careers Service website aims to:
- help you with careers decisions and planning
- support you in reviewing your skills and abilities and developing new goals
- motivate you to follow through on your plans
- enable you to make the best use of different career related tools.
Find out more about the National Careers Service and the career tools available
Funding for learning
Doing a full or part-time course can help you to learn something new, update your skills, improve your CV and boost your confidence. But before you start worrying about how you’ll pay for it, check what funding and financial help is available - you might be surprised.