Jobs, careers and skills information sites

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Careers

Careers guidance, vocational training and job searching

• Cheshire East jobs and careers
• City & Guilds Career and leisure courses, including NVQs and SVQs
• CSCS Official Construction Skills Certification Scheme site
• CSCS exam Revise for your CSCS (Construction Skills Certification Scheme) Card Test online
• CSCS revision Mock test from Builders Test
• Cheshire East Skills and Lifelong Learning Advice and details of work hubs and courses, including free ESOL courses
• Digital confidence Learn, practice and perfect new digital skills with Barclays
• Digital Wings Learn essential digital and money skills with Barclays
• Driver CPC Information from Gov.UK
• Finding a job Help from Gov.UK for anyone needing a job, training, carers, childcare or voluntary work
• Food safety Information from the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH)
• Food Safety training Cheshire East offers CIEH Food Safety Level 2 course
• Food Standards Agency Free online training courses
• GCF LearnFree Over 200 free online courses on basic IT, reading, maths, CVs and job applications
• How to become... Guides from CoursesOnline covering what a role entails, the qualifications needed for it, potential earnings, and more
• Jobs and Careers Magazine Jobs and information on training and education
• Make UK Information, training and development to get started or enhance your career in manufacturing
• National Careers Service Information, advice and guidance to help make decisions on learning, training and work opportunities. Includes a Skills Health Check and a CV Builder, as well as information on redundancy, returning to work and working overseas
• Springboard Community, business and online courses, and work hubs
• Vocational courses Free level 3 courses for anyone meeting the eligibility criteria
• Working, jobs and pensions Information from Gov.UK

CVs, covering letters and interviews

• Inductive reasoning Free online inductive or abstract reasoning test
• Interview skills The ultimate guide to passing any interview from how2become.com
• Psychometric tests Free practice tests with 100s of questions

Apprenticeships

• Apprenticeships Guide Gov.UK guide to apprenticeships
• Cheshire East Apprenticeships Details of the A-team scheme
• City and Guilds Apprenticeships

Volunteering

• Volunteering in Cheshire East
• Volunteering in Cheshire East Libraries
• Community and Voluntary Services (CVS) Cheshire East

Other relevant sites

• AbilityNet Tech support and advice for all, including help for people with a learning disability or difference
• Equality and Human Rights Commission In case of discrimination
• FutureLearn Online courses from top universities and specialist organisations on a wide variety of subjects and skills areas, many of which are free
• Handing in your notice Advice from Gov.uk
• Learn My Way - employment and work Build the confidence to find and apply for jobs by working through this online module at your own pace
• Resigning from your job Advice from Citizens Advice
• We Find Any Learner Matches people to free funded training courses nationally, using leading training providers. Suitable for individuals wanting personal development or organisations looking to upskill their workforce

See also our Business and Enterprise page.