Aged 16-24 and need support?

National Careers Service

Post–16 support

Whether you want to head into full-time education or start an apprenticeship and earn while you learn, find out more about the options available to you.

National Careers Service

Post–18 support

Continue your education, start an apprenticeship, get straight into the workplace or even start your own business – find out what’s right for you and what support is available.

Young Gloucestershire

Support for young people facing complex challenges

Young Gloucestershire supports 11-25-year olds facing complex challenges in their lives and provides these disadvantaged young people with skills, training and opportunities to help them find employment or to return to education

Gov.uk

Apply for an apprenticeship

View a range of apprenticeships in all kinds of different industries and apply online via the UK Government website.

Gov.uk

Apprenticeship redundancy support

The coronavirus pandemic has caused some organisations to make redundancies, leaving enthusiastic, hardworking apprentices without an employer. If you’re facing redundancy, government support is available.

UCAS

Financial support for post-16 education

Looking to go to college but need some additional support? The UCAS website has lots of helpful advice on funding, no matter what you want to study.

Job Centre Plus

Kickstart

Get a six-month paid job with a local employer, funded by the government. Jobs from the Kickstart Scheme will be open to people aged 16-24 years old, who are claiming Universal Credit, and are at risk of long term unemployment.

Traineeships

Traineeship Programme

Traineeship Programme offer young people aged between 16-24 years of age the opportunity to gain structured, meaningful and substantial work experience in an area of their choice to prove their worth to an employer who will offer an employment reference and paid job interview if they perform well. 
Given our large footprint with Gloucestershire’s employers, we are able to place young people in their occupational area of choice. We have excellent progression rates for our learners and as long as the young person commits, engages and works hard, they will have an excellent chance of progressing into employment with training or an Apprenticeship. 
 

GROWS

Grow your potential

GROWS is a partnership of the six universities and colleges in Gloucestershire. They develop resources and deliver events that help young people aged 11-18 make informed decisions about their future.

You Could be Provision

Career choices

How would you finish that sentence? An engineer? A carer? Successful? Happy? With PTS, we can help you get there.
If you’re a young person who isn’t sure how to find an apprenticeship, further education or paid employment, then Prospect Training Services are here for you. We deliver a range of bespoke programmes, with extra support, in a caring environment

Cirencester College

Specialist sixth form provider

Cirencester College is a specialist sixth form college, offering A-levels, BTECs, T-levels and more to 16–18-year-olds.

Gloucestershire College

Vocational courses in Gloucester, Cheltenham and Cinderford

Gloucestershire College offers vocational-based training, including BTECs, T-levels and apprenticeships, in a wide range of subjects.

Hartpury University and Hartpury College

Specialist degrees & diplomas and A-Levels

Hartpury offers college and university-level qualifications in specialist areas of agriculture, animal, equine, sport and veterinary nursing.

Royal Agricultural University

Specialist agricultural degrees

The Royal Agricultural University (RAU) has been at the forefront of agricultural education and a key contributor to the land-based sector for 175 years.

South Gloucestershire and Stroud College

Academic and vocational learning

South Gloucestershire and Stroud College (SGS) has four main campuses – Stroud, Filton, WISE and Berkeley Green – and offers a wide range of full and part-time courses, from A-levels to BTECs, to university level programmes and apprenticeships.

Prospect Training Services

Study Programmes

PTS delivers excellent provision for young people for those seeking progression towards paid employment or Apprenticeships.Some of your students may not be ready for sixth form, college or an apprenticeship when they leave school. An individualised Study Programme could be a good progression route for your students.All of this is delivered in a focused but relaxed environment, suited to their learning needs and styles.

University of Gloucestershire

Post-18 learning

The University of Gloucestershire offers a wide range of degrees, courses and apprenticeships at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.