List of over 500 website links
On this page there are over 500 website links. The links are arranged under various headings.
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Lancashire Careers Advice |
https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/youthzone/jobs-education-and-training/careers-advice/ |
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How 2 Become
BBC Onelife
Careers Careers Portal Careers Northwest Key Skills Works4Me (Equal Opportunities) Learn Direct Need 2 know Next Step Careersbox (For Year 11s) Springboard Support 4 Learning The Site Woody Webwatch |
www.how2become.com
www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/onelife
www.careersa-z.co.uk www.trotman.co.uk www.careersnorthwest.com www.keyskills4u.com www.works4me.org.uk www.learndirect.co.uk www.need2know.co.uk www.nextsteplancashire.co.uk www.careersbox.co.uk www.springboard.co.uk www.support4learning.org.uk www.thesite.org.uk www.woodyswebwatch.com |
EDUCATION CHOOSING COURSES City & Guilds Drama Schools Edexcel Foundation Degrees Graduate Careers Service HE Statistics Authority Hotcourses Learn Direct Map of HE institutions HE4me-inlancashire Push Guide UCAS UK Course Finder Teaching Quality Information LSC - Get set for life |
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HE APPLICATIONS FE and HE Institutions HE Statistics Authority HERO UCAS Widening Participation Widening Participation |
www.hero.ac.uk www.hesa.ac.uk www.hero.ac.uk www.ucas.com www.dfes.gov.uk/aimhigher www.aimhigher.ac.uk |
QUALIFICATIONS DFES Qualifications and Curriculum Authority |
www.dfes.gov.uk/qualifications www.qca.org.uk |
LIFELONG LEARNING ABCC Homestudy Learn Direct Life Long Learning National Extension College National Open College Network NVQs Open University |
www.homestudy.org.uk www.learndirect.co.uk www.lifelonglearning.co.uk www.nec.ac.uk www.nocn.org.uk www.dfes.gov.uk/nvq www.open.ac.uk |
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OVERSEAS STUDY HE Opportunities in Europe Studylink USA HE Course Search USA study |
www.eurochoice.org.uk www.studylink.com www.collegeboard.com www.studyusa.com |
STUDENT FINANCE Care2Learn Financial Support Scholarship Student Loans Company |
www.dfes.gov.uk/caretolearn www.dfes.gov.uk www.scholarship-search.org.uk www.slc.co.uk |
GAP YEAR Gap Year Gap Year Gap Year |
www.gapyear.com www.gap.org.uk www.gap-year.com |
FREE TIME LEISURE Community Service Volunteers Duke of Edinburgh Millennium Volunteers National Centre for Volunteering Overseas Jobs Princes Trust Sport England Surestart Year Out Group Volunteering Youth Information |
www.csv.org.uk www.theaward.org www.millenniumvolunteers.gov.uk www.volunteering.org.uk www.overseasjobs.com www.princes-trust.org.uk www.sportengland.org www.surestart.gov.uk/ www.yearoutgroup.org/ www.worldvolunteerweb.org/ www.youthinfomation.com |
SPORT/HOBBY CLUBS AND ORGANISATIONS British Canoe Union British Cycling Fderation British Mountaineering Council British Parachute Association British Sub Aqua Club Central Council for Physical Recreation Jubilee Sailing Trust Lonely Planet National Cycling Centre Outward Bound Trust Raleigh International Ramblers Association Snowsport England Sports Coach UK Lancashire County Council Volunteering Service YMCA Army Cadets Boys Brigade Girl Guides Scout Association Sea Cadets/Sea Scouts |
www.bcu.org.uk www.britishcycling.org.uk www.thebmc.co.uk www.bpa.org.uk www.bsac.com www.ccpr.org.uk www.jst.org.uk www.lonelyplanet.com www.manchestervelodrome.com www.outwardbound-uk.org www.raleigh.org.uk www.ramblers.org.uk www.snowsportengland.org.uk www.sportscoachuk.org www.lancashire.gov.uk/social-services /openingdoors/ www.ymca.org.uk www.armycadets.com www.boys-brigade.org.uk www.girlguiding.org.uk www.scouts.org.uk www.royal-navy.mod.uk |
HEALTH HEALTH ISSUES – Sexual/Mental/Healthy eating 4 Girls At Ease BBC Health Brook Depression Depression Eating Disorders Eating Disorders Eating Disorders Healthy Eating - Food 4 Thought Mental Health Mental Health Mind National Asthma Campaign National Epilepsy Society NHS Direct Pregnancy – Emma’s Pregnancy Sexual Health Social aspects Sound Minds Teenage Pregnancy Busy Mummy |
www.4girls.org www.rethink.org www.bbc.co.uk/health www.brook.org.uk www.depressionalliance.org www.mdf.org.uk www.edauk.com www.edrecovery.com www.b-eat.co.uk/Home www.bhf.org.uk/food4thought www.mentalhealth.org.uk www.youngminds.org.uk www.mind.org.uk www.asthma.org.uk www.epilepsynse.org.uk www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk www.emmasdiary.co.uk www.playingsafely.co.uk www.mindbodysoul.gov.uk www.soundminds.co.uk www.direct.gov.uk www.busymummy.co.uk |
ALCOHOL AND DRUGS Alcohol Concern Alcoholics Anonymous Talk to Frank Drug Addiction Drug Information Drugs Addiction Quit Street Scene The Federation of Drug and Alcohol Professionals Wrecked |
www.alcoholconcern.org www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk www.talktofrank.com www.drugscope.org.uk www.release.org.uk www.addaction.org.uk/ www.quit.org.uk www.streetscene.org.uk www.fdap.org.uk www.wrecked.co.uk |
GAMBLING Gamblers Anonymous UK Game Care |
www.gamblersanonymous.org.uk www.gamcare.org.uk |
HOUSING HOMELESSNESS Centrepoint Foyer Homeless Pages Shelter Shelter YMCA Homeless UK |
www.centrepoint.org.uk www.foyer.net www.homelesspages.org.uk www.shelter.org.uk england.shelter.org.uk www.ymca.org.uk www.homelessuk.org |
LAW, YOUR RIGHTS & CITIZENSHIP EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS Adviceguide Child Benefit Citizen’s Advice Bureaux Employment Law New Deal Working Families Tax Credit |
www.adviceguide.org.uk www.dwp.gov.uk www.citizensadvice.org.uk www.emplaw.co.uk www.newdeal.gov.uk www.hmrc.gov.uk |
LAW/CRIME APEX Trust Compact Law Crime and Offending Crime Concern Freelawyer Home Office Law on the Web The Law Society Legal Advice Liberty The Criminal Justice System Victim Support |
www.apextrust.com www.compactlaw.co.uk www.nacro.org.uk www.crimeconcern.org.uk www.freelawyer.co.uk www.homeoffice.gov.uk/ www.lawontheweb.co.uk www.lawsociety.org.uk www.clsdirect.org.uk www.yourrights.org.uk www.cjsonline.gov.uk www.victimsupport.org |
LABOUR MARKET INFORMATION Database of UK Companies European Careers LMI Office for National Statistics Labour Market Info Lancashire Profile Careers Northwest |
www.thebiz.co.uk www.estia.educ.goteborg.se www.statistics.gov.uk www.warwick.ac.uk/ie www.lancashire.gov.uk/environment/lancashireprofile/ www.careersnorthwest.com |
CITIZENSHIP Citizen Card The Citizenship Foundation |
www.citizencard.net www.citizenshipfoundation.org.uk |
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Commission for Racial Equality Disability Rights Commission Equal Opportunities Commission Equality Direct |
www.cehr.org.uk www.drc-gb.org www.eoc.org.uk www.equalitydirect.org.uk |
ASYLUM AND REFUGEES Asylum Aid Asylum Support Refugee Action Refugee Council A guide for Refugees and asylum seekers |
www.asylumaid.org.uk www.asylumsupport.info www.refugee-action.org www.refugeecouncil.org.uk www.advice-resources.co.uk |
RELIGION Cult Organisations World Religion |
www.cultinformation.org.uk www.re-xs.ucsm.ac.uk |
MONEY Barclays Education Maintenance Allowance Funder Finder Halifax HSBC Lloyd’s TSB National Debt Helpline Student Loans Company Uniaid – The student’s charity NHS Student Bursaries and you The Educational Grants Advisory Service |
www.barclays.co.uk www.dfes.gov.uk/financialhelp/ema www.funderfinder.org.uk www.halifax.co.uk www.hsbc.co.uk www.lloydstsb.com www.nationaldebtline.co.uk www.slc.co.uk www.uniaid.co.uk www.nhsstudentgrants.co.uk www.egas-online.org.uk |
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RELATIONSHIP/MISC Bereavement Bereavement Brook Advisory Service Commission for Racial Equality Every Generation Family Planning Association Friends Reunited Gay Youth Lancashire Parent Partnership One Parent Families Parent Line R U Thinking Relate Young Minds Leaving Care Counselling Directory
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www.winstonswish.org.uk www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk www.brook.org.uk www.cre.gov.uk www.everygeneration.co.uk www.fpa.org.uk www.friendsreunited.co.uk www.gayyouthuk.org.uk www.lancashireparentpartnership.org.uk www.oneparentfamilies.org.uk/ www.parentlineplus.org.uk www.ruthinking.co.uk www.relate.org.uk www.youngminds.org.uk www.leavingcare.org
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CHILD ISSUES NSPCC Child Bereavement Child Poverty Action Group Childline It’s Not Your Fault National Children’s Bureau |
www.nspcc.org.uk www.childbereavement.org.uk www.cpag.org.uk www.childline.org.uk www.itsnotyourfault.org www.ncb.org.uk |
ADOPTION British Agency for Adoption/Fostering |
www.baaf.org.uk |
BULLYING Bullying Counselling Bullying DfES Bullying Site |
www.kidscape.org.uk www.bullying.co.uk www.dfes.gov.uk/bullying |
ONLINE Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre Think you know |
www.ceop.gov.uk www.thinkyouknow.co.uk |
TRAVEL & TRANSPORT TRANSPORT Airline Appointments - Contractair Airline Recruitment and Training Arriva Northwest Eurostar Manchester Airport National Express Rail Details Railcard Railtrack Trainline Traveline www.traveline.org.uk |
www.uk-aa.com www.artc.co.uk www.arriva.co.uk www.eurostar.com www.manchesterairport.co.uk www.nationalexpress.com www.nationalrail.co.uk www.youngpersons-railcard.co.uk www.railtrack.co.uk www.thetrainline.com www.traveline.org.uk |
TRAVELLING Gypsy Traveller PGL Adventure STA Travel The Passport Agency |
www.gypsy-traveller.org www.pgl.co.uk/online/ www.statravel.co.uk www.ukpa.gov.uk |
DVLA/ LEARNING TO DRIVE Driving Standards Agency DVLA Learner Drivers |
www.dsa.gov.uk www.dvla.gov.uk www.learners.co.uk |
WHERE TO GET HELP DIRECTORIES BT Directory Enquiries Directory Enquiries Internet Yellow Pages Lancashire at Work Directory Multimap Royal Mail Postcode Checker (free registration) |
www.bt.com www.thephonebook.bt.com www.yell.com www.lancashireatwork.com www.multimap.com www.royalmail.com |
HELPLINES Advice Guide Childline Citizens Advice Bureau Connexions Direct Helplines Samaritans What Now? |
www.adviceguide.org.uk www.childline.org.uk www.citizensadvice.org.uk www.connexions-direct.com www.helplines.org.uk www.samaritans.org.uk www.whatnow.co.uk |
PROFESSIONAL SITES After 16 – whats new? AQA formerly AEB, NEAB and C&G Association of Colleges Basic Skills Agency BECTA The Together Trust Crime Reduction and Young Offenders DfES home page Directgov Directory of Social Change Home Office Kidsmart OFSTED Oxford & Cambridge & RSA QCA Social Services |
www.after16.org.uk www.aqa.org.uk www.aoc.co.uk www.basic-skills.co.uk www.becta.org.uk/ www.togethertrust.org.uk www.crimereduction.gov.uk www.dfes.gov.uk www.direct.gov.uk www.dsc.org.uk/ www.homeoffice.gov.uk www.kidsmart.org.uk www.ofsted.gov.uk www.ocr.org.uk www.qca.org.uk www.lancashire.gov.uk/social-services |
ADDITIONAL NEEDS Ability Access Ability Association of Youth with ME British Epilepsy Association Disability Action Disability Alliance Disability and Carers Benefits Directorate Disability Information Services Disability Now Disability Rights Commission Disabled Living Disabled Living Foundation Dyslexia Equal Opportunities Commission Guardian Community Legal Service Direct MENCAP National Specialist Colleges National Youth Agency RADAR RNIB RNID Severe Learning Difficulties Skill Student UK Victim Support What Now Youre Able |
www.ability.co.uk www.access-ability.co.uk www.ayme.org.uk www.epilepsy.org.uk www.disabilityaction.org www.disabilityalliance.org www.dwp.gov.uk www.diss.org.uk www.disabilitynow.org.uk www.drc-gb.org www.disabledliving.co.uk www.dlf.org.uk www.bdadyslexia.org.uk www.eoc.org.uk www.education.guardian.co.uk www.clsdirect.org.uk www.mencap.org.uk www.natspec.org.uk www.youthinformation.com www.radar.org.uk www.rnib.org.uk www.rnid.org.uk www.equals.co.uk www.skill.org.uk www.studentuk.com www.victimsupport.org.uk www.whatnow.co.uk www.youreable.com |
WORK & TRAINING CHOOSING A CAREER Career Widget Careers Advice BBC Onelife Careers Solutions Morrisby Springboard UK Wayahead Careers Careers Northwest |
www.careerwidget.com www.bbc.co.uk/wales/justthejob www.bbc.co.uk/radio1 www.careersolutions.co.uk www.morrisby.com www.springboarduk.org.uk www.wayahead-careers.co.uk www.careersnorthwest.com |
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INFO ON EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING Advice for Job Hunting Info on Training and Employment National Minimum Wage Young Enterprise Health & Safety People Bank – The Employment Network Job Centre Near Me
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www.netjobs.co.uk www.northwestworkplace.com www.dti.gov.uk/er/nmw www.young-enterprise.org.uk www.wiseup2work.co.uk www.peoplebank.com www.jobcentrenearme.com/
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GRADUATE/PROFESSIONAL JOBS Graduate Job Seeking Advice Graduate Recruitment Professional Jobs in the UK & Overseas |
www.prospects.ac.uk www.gradunet.co.uk www.topjobs.co.uk |
JOB SEARCH Job Centre Plus Fish4Jobs Go Jobsite Guardian Job Search Job Serve Job Shark Jobs Milk Round (Graduate Recruitment) Monster www.totaljobs.com All about work JobJourneynorthwest.co.uk |
www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk www.fish4.co.uk/iad/jobs www.jobsite.co.uk jobs.guardian.co.uk www.jobsearch.co.uk www.jobserve.com www.jobshark.co.uk www.totaljobs.com www.milkround.co.uk www.monster.co.uk www.prospects.co.uk/allaboutwork www.jobjourneynorthwest.co.uk |
EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES Planet Recruit Reed Temporary Work |
www.planetrecuit.com www.reed.co.uk www.tempz.com |
CV GUIDANCE CV Special CVs & links CV Builder |
www.cvspecial.co.uk www.alec.co.uk www.advice-resources.co.uk |
JOBS IN NORTHWEST Jobs in Blackpool Lancashire Opportunities Northwest Job Vacancies & Training Vacancies in the Daily Telegraph |
www.jobs.blackpool.gov.uk www.careers-uk.com www.northwestworkplace.com www.telegraph.co.uk |
OPPORTUNITIES OVERSEAS American Institute for Foreign Study Bunac Camp America Childcare Community Service Volunteers Eurocamp/Keycamp Eurodesk Eurograduate Fruit picking in Australia, USA, Africa and EU Inside Careers Mark Warner Overseas Jobs Overseas Work PGL Specialist Holiday Groups Summer Jobs Temporary Work Work and Travel USA |
www.aifs.com www.bunac.org.uk www.campamerica.co.uk www.accueil-international.com/hten www.csv.org.uk www.holidaybreakjobs.com www.eurodesk.org www.eurograduate.com www.pickingjobs.com www.insidecareers.co.uk www.markwarner-recruitment.co.uk www.overseasjobs.com www.coolworks.com www.pgl.co.uk www.shgjobs.co.uk www.summerjobs4students.co.uk www.stopgap.co.uk www.workandtravelusa.net |
DIFFERENT WAYS OF WORKING British Trust for Conservation Volunteer Charity People Community Service Volunteers Fundraising Princes Trust Self- Employment Stewards/Oxfam World Service Enquiry |
www2.btcv.org.uk www.charitypeople.co.uk www.csv.org.uk www.funderfinder.org.uk www.princes-trust.org.uk www.shell-livewire.org www.oxfam.org.uk/stewards www.wse.org.uk |
UNEMPLOYMENT Benefits Calculator Department for Work & Pensions Job Centre Plus National Debtline New Deal Unemployment and Youth Aid |
www.rightsnet.org.uk www.dss.gov.uk www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk www.nationaldebtline.co.uk www.newdeal.gov.uk www.cesi.org.uk |
OCCUPATIONAL AREAS ADMINISTRATION, BUSINESS AND OFFICE WORK Institute of Personnel Development |
www.ipd.co.uk |
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION Chartered Institute of Buiding CITB |
www.ciob.org.uk www.constructionskills.net |
CATERING AND HOSPITALITY Hospitality Training Foundation Hotel and Catering International Hotel and Catering Training Company Institute of Food Science Technology |
www.htf.org.uk www.hcima.org.uk www.hctc.co.uk www.ifst.org |
COMPUTERS AND IT British Computer Society National Computing Centre |
www.bcs.org www.ncc.co.uk |
DESIGN, ARTS & CRAFTS Craft Council Design Council Regional Arts k Skillfast-UK |
www.craftscouncil.org.uk www.design-council.org.uk www.arts.org.u www.careersintextiles.co.uk |
EDUCATION AND TRAINING E skills NTO UCU - University and College Education |
www.nto.org.uk www.ucu.org.uk |
ENGINEERING Retail Motor Industry Engineering Construction Industry Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology Women’s Engineering Society Engineering Council UK |
www.carterandcartergroup.com www.ecitb.org.uk www.imarest.org.uk www.wes.org.uk www.engc.org.uk |
ENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS AND PLANTS British Trust of Conservation Volunteers Careers in Landbased Industries National Trust Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Veterinary Nursing |
www2.btcv.org.uk www.lantra.co.uk www.nationaltrust.org.uk www.rcvs.org.uk www.vetweb.co.uk |
FINANCIAL SERVICES Charted Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy Chartered Institute of Management Accountants Institute of Chartered Accountants |
www.cipfa.org.uk www.cimaglobal.com www.icaew.co.uk |
HEALTHCARE British Dental Association British Medical Association NHS Cumbria/Lancashire Nursing and Midwifery Council Nursing and Midwifery Admissions Careers in Health Physiotherapy Psychnet-UK NHS Careers Step into the NHS |
www.bda-dentistry.org.uk www.bma.org.uk www.northwest.nhs.uk www.nmc-uk.org www.nmas.ac.uk www.careersinhealth.org.uk www.csphysio.com www.psychnet-uk.com www.nhscareers.nhs.uk www.stepintothenhs.nhs.uk |
LANGUAGES, INFORMATION AND CULTURE International Languages |
www.europa-pages.com/jobs/ |
LEGAL & POLITICAL Institute of Legal Executives Law Careers Law Careers Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) |
www.ilex.org.uk www.lawcareers.net www.lawcareers.net www.soca.gov.uk |
LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM Institute of Leisure and Amenity Management SkillsActiveCareers |
www.ispal.org.uk www.skillsactive.com |
MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTION Manufacturing |
www.manufacuring.monster-jobs.co.uk |
MARKETING & ADVERTISING Advertising Association Chartered Institute of Public Relations |
www.adassoc.org.uk www.ipr.org.uk |
MEDIA, PRINT AND PUBLISHING British Printing Industries Federation Careers in Broadcasting Ideas Factory Journalism Office of Communications (Ofcom) Print and Graphic Communication NTO Reach for the sky |
www.britishprint.com www.skillset.org www.channel4.com/4talent www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk www.ofcom.org.uk www.printnto.org www.reachforthesky.co.uk |
PERFORMING ARTS Drama Schools Artist Placement |
www.drama.ac.uk www.artistplacement.com/acting_career /acting_career.htm |
PERSONAL AND CLEANING SUPPORT SERVICES Cruise ships Hair Recruitment |
www.gapyear.com www.hair-recruitment.com/ |
RETAIL SALES AND CUSTOMER SERVICES Gap Retail Careers UK Work Search |
www.gapcareers.co.uk www.retailcareers.co.uk www.ukworksearch.com |
SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS Chemdex Chemistry 2000 Chemistry and Industry Chemjobs New Scientist New Scientist- jobs Royal Society of Chemistry |
www.chemdex.org www.ch.cam.ac.uk/c2k www.chemind.org www.chemjobs.net www.newscientist.com www.newscientistjobs.com www.rsc.org |
SECURITY AND ARMED FORCES Army Fire Service Police Prison Work RAF Royal Navy |
www.army.mod.uk www.fire.org.uk www.police.uk www.hmprisonservice.gov.uk www.raf.mod.uk www.royalnavy.mod.uk |
SOCIAL WORK AND COUNSELLING SERVICES Caring About Carers Council for Awards in Childrens’ Care and Education Social Care The General Social Care Council |
www.carers.gov.uk www.dh.gov/en/index.htm www.communitycare.co.uk www.gscc.org.uk |
TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS Careers in Formula One British Airways Chamber of Shipping |
bmw.williamsf1.com www.britishairwaysjobs.com www.british-shipping.org |
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