Visit an organisation
Connexions Norfolk
www.helpyouchoose.org www.talkaboutyou.org
Connexions can offer you information, advice and guidance about any of the career options on show in the other five zones.
Connexions team of Personal Advisers (PAs) can give you personalised advice and if you visit them at the Connexions Centre you‘ll also be able to access printed materials and computer software to help you take the next step.
The PA’s can work with you as an individual to provide you with personalised advice… so if you’ve decided that a career in construction is where you’d like to go, but don’t know how to get there, they can help.
Norfolk Guidance Service
Norfolk Guidance Service provides information, advice and guidance about learning and work to adults aged 20+ throughout Norfolk
The College of West Anglia
The College can give you information on all further and higher education courses and provide general information on student services, work based learning and the students union.
NCH - ‘The Children’s Charity’
NCH specialises in helping young people who may face difficulties transferring from school at the end of year 11 to employment, training or further education. NCH focuses on the following:-
- Improving qualifications and basic skills in ICT
- Offering extended work placements Providing training in wider key skills
Jobcentre Plus
Jobcentre Plus offers access to jobs for all age groups and will provide information about job seeking and a guide to young people leaving school or college.
NWES
NWES provides free business advice and co-ordinates a variety of schemes designed to help people to start, sustain and grow a business whether they live in rural or urban areas. They provide a range of training courses and workshops and are happy to talk to students who may wish to start up their own company.
Aimhigher
Aimhigher Norfolk is a local partnership that is working with schools, colleges, training providers and employers to help young people and adults achieve their true potential by increasing their awareness of and aspirations to Higher Education. It is part of a national initiative that is working to widen participation in Higher Education for young people and adults - especially those aged between 18 to 30.
Anglia Ruskin University
Anglia Ruskin University, 20000 students, largest provider of courses allied to medicine and architecture, building and planning in the East of England.
Meridian East
Provider of placement opportunities and support in preparing for work.
University Campus Suffolk
University Campus Suffolk is a new institution offering exciting and innovative courses. The main campus is in Ipswich, Suffolk, with smaller campuses throughout the region. We offer a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in areas of business, science, education, humanities, health and the arts.
University of East Anglia
The University of East Anglia based in Norwich, is a highly acclaimed institution with an international reputation. The University is in the top five mainstream English universities for student satisfaction, for the third consecutive year.
Volunteering
The Voluntary and Community sector is an integral part of the mix needed to renew, sustain and grow the communities and the economy of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk.
Volunteering is now gaining a higher profile and more people are becoming aware of the benefits. There are many advantages to volunteering, which include the opportunity to:
- Help other people
- Have fun and make new friends
- Develop new interests
- Gain valuable work experience
- Be part of a team
- Acquire respect
- Achieve job satisfaction
- Have a sense of achievement
- Meet a challenge
West Norfolk Voluntary and Community Action
www.westnorfolkvca.org
Broadland Housing Association
www.broadlandhousing.com
Meridian East
www.meridian-east.org
Meridian East will help you get hold of information about your work, and work related options.
The consultants at Meridian East are experts in helping people enter employment and will work alongside you to give you mentoring and support. They can help you identify your skills and abilities as well as looking at what career paths you might like to explore.
They offer a range of flexible services that are designed around you. These can include training leading to qualifications, as well as work experience and job tasters which will enable you to gain the skills needed to enter employment in the area that you are interested in.
West Norfolk Mind
www.westnorfolk-mind.org.uk
Forward and Futures
Home Start
www.home-start.org.uk
