Training and Education

Discover courses, qualifications, and training programmes tailored to support your career change. These articles guide you through choosing the right educational path and gaining skills employers value in your new field.

Appraisals and Feedback at Work

As part of your job you should receive regular appraisals. These allow your manager to tell you how they think you are doing and give you a chance to raise a...

Asking for a Career Development Plan

Making a plan is a good way to take control of your career development and help steer your career in the direction that you want it to go. Thinking about whe...

Don't Be Held Back by Basic Maths

It can actually be for the most seemingly unrelated reasons that some people don’t take that step towards making a career change. We may convince ourselves...

Finding and Making Use of a Mentor

Finding your way in a new company, navigating through your career or working out how to progress can all be tricky situations. Having a mentor who is more ex...

Returning to University

Although most people head to university straight after school, you may decide to return later in life. Perhaps you want to change direction with your career,...

Skills to Develop Your Career

Moving ahead in your career can be influenced by having the right skills at the right time. But without a crystal ball, it can sometimes be difficult to know...

The New Face of Evening Classes

Evening classes have moved on an awful lot in recent years. Whereas it used to be that (cliché alert!) bored housewives would take a once-a-week class in ma...

Worksheet: Long-Term Career Planning

This worksheet has been designed to help you develop an Action Plan for improving your career in the long term. Whether you are shortly out of education or w...

Worksheet: Short-Term Career Planning

This worksheet has been designed to help you develop an Action Plan for improving your career in the short term. Whether you are shortly out of education or...