Portsmouth aspirations week

Portsmouth Aspirations Week was held from 20 – 24 January 2020 and was a chance for children to start thinking about what they might want to be in future, for young people to learn about pathways into a variety of careers and for adults to learn new skills, achieve qualifications, progress in their career or get back into work after a period of absence.

If the week has inspired you to look into further learning and career opportunities, there is more information available.

• For young people
• For adults
• For businesses

Useful links

• Miss School, Miss Out – find out why regular school attendance matters
• Solent Apprenticeship Hub website
• Portsmouth Local Offer – For young people up to age 25 with Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND)
• Community Learning Service – Improve your skills in IT, English, maths, and get help with your CV and careers advice
• People and skills – Options for young people after college
• Teacher experience programme – Interested in teaching? Join our teacher experience programme and spend up to 3 days in a Portsmouth primary or secondary school.
• Video about becoming an apprentice in Portsmouth
• Wednesday careers advice drop in sessions, 12pm – 2pm – The Careers Hub, Brook Club (Somerstown Hub) – find out more by calling 023 9273 2450 or email whatnext@portsmouthcc.gov.uk
• Friday careers advice drop in sessions, 11am-12pm – The HIVE, Central Library – find out more by calling 023 9273 2450 or email whatnext@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

Useful links

• Community Learning Service website – Improve your skills in IT, English, maths, and get help with your CV and careers advice
• Portsmouth City Council jobs
• Support for adults with a learning disability
• Employment and skills – The employment and skills team supports individuals and local business through a range of targeted programmes.
• Careers advice – links to information about getting help with your career.
• Volunteering at the HIVE – find opportunities to improve your skills and give back to the community
• Teacher experience programme – Interested in teaching? Join our teacher experience programme and spend up to 3 days in a Portsmouth primary or secondary school.
• Family Learning services – help for parents to learn how their children are taught at school, to enable adults to answer their children’s questions in a way that matches lessons, avoids confusion and increases their own skills.

For parents/carers

• Portsmouth Local Offer – for parents and carers of young people up to age 25 with Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND)
• Miss School, Miss Out – find out why regular school attendance matters

Useful links

• EBP South website – linking your business with schools to find the employees of tomorrow
• Could your business benefit from the support of an apprentice? Find out more by visiting Gov.UK’s ‘Take on an apprentice’ page.
• For help to recruit and train Business Administration and Customer Services apprentices, visit the Community Learning Service’s apprenticeships page.
• Employment and skills – The employment and skills team supports individuals and local business through a range of targeted programmes.
• Google Digital Garage for businesses – book an event with Google for free digital training