Work

The National Careers Service provides information, confidential and impartial advice to help you make decisions on learning, training and work opportunities.

A Skills Health Check is available to help you explore your skills, interests and motivations and help you decide what kind of jobs might be right for you.You’ll be able to download your report once you’ve completed at least one assessment.

Also available is an A-Z Job Profile database to help you find out what a job involves and if it will suit you.

Work categories

Training & Education

ADVICE & TRAINING FOR THE DISABLED

There are a number of charities and government initiatives that offer advice and support for disabled people on employment matters.

Work Pensions & Retirement

CHOOSING THE RIGHT PENSION

Choosing the right pension scheme is an important financial decision and there are many things to consider. If you're unsure as to which pension is ...

Starting Your Own Business

NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE AND NATIONAL LIVING WAGE

The government introduced the National Living Wage from April 1, 2016. If you are an employer you need to take the necessary payroll action to ...

Training & Education

GRANTS & LOANS

There are many sources of financial help towards the costs of taking a course, depending on your age, personal circumstances and the subject(s) you wish ...

GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT SCHEMES

The Government provide a range of different employment and training schemes to help people of all ages and backgrounds find work.

Work Pensions & Retirement

REVIEWING YOUR PENSION

Having selected a pension plan(s) you should review its progress on a regular basis to make sure you’re on track to meet your retirement goals ...

Starting Your Own Business

TAXATION & VAT

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) have comitted to make dealing with tax as simple and straightforward as possible, so giving small businesses greater confidence and ...

Training & Education

EDUCATION AND SKILLS FUNDING AGENCY

Education and Skills Funding Agency is responsible for funding education and skills for children, young people and adults.

PROSPECTS

Prospects offers advice and guidance for graduates who wish to find work. The website has a search engine for graduate jobs and details on companies ...

Work Pensions & Retirement

PREPARING FOR RETIREMENT

As retirement approaches there are some major decisions to make. These decisions will impact on the rest of your life and should be considered thoroughly. ...

Starting Your Own Business

WORKPLACE PENSIONS

As an employer government legislation requires you to automatically enrol some or all members of your workforce (depending on age and salary level) into an ...

Work Pensions & Retirement

FINANCINGRETIREMENT

Financing Retirement provides advice and information about retirement - from advice on investments, pensions and annuities to retiring abroad and how to claim your winter ...

Starting Your Own Business

RUNNING A BUSINESS FROM HOME

Many small businesses start life from a garage or a spare room because it makes sense to keep overheads low until the business gets established.

Work Pensions & Retirement

TAKING YOUR PENSION EARLY

If you are aged 55 or over taking pension early may be possible if you have a relevant private or company UK pension. Taking pension ...

Starting Your Own Business

SMALL BUSINESS ORGANISATIONS

There are a number of independant organisations that play an important role in the development of small businesses by providing help, support, advice, education, networking ...

Work Pensions & Retirement

MONEYHELPER (PENSION WISE)

Pension Wise is a free government service introduced following the Pension reforms introduced in 2015 that helps the over 50's understand what they can do ...

Starting Your Own Business

BUSINESS IS GREAT BRITAIN

The GREAT Britain campaign is a partnership between private enterprise and Government to encourage you to take the leap to start up a business or ...

Work Pensions & Retirement

PENSION SCAMS

Pension scams are on the increase in the UK. ‘One-off pension investments’, ‘pension loans’ or upfront cash offers are being used to part savers from ...

Work Pensions & Retirement

INCOME TAX & NATIONAL INSURANCE ON PENSIONS

A pension, once in payment to you, is a taxable benefit. You may therefore be liable to pay Income Tax on any pensions that you ...

Work Pensions & Retirement

MAKING A WILL

Your Will is the document that lets you decide what will happens to your money, property and possessions after your death and ensures that you ...