With the academic year in full flow and GCSE exams just about to start it seems a good time to take stock and look at what has been achieved by our Education and Business team working with more schools across the Liverpool City region, Greater Manchester and beyond.

Shortlisted as a finalist for the ERSA Employability Award 2018 in the Partner of the Year category, Achieve North West Connect will be attending the ceremony in June to celebrate with other nominees from across the country.

Carol Dutton, one of our Careers Advisers, had a brilliant time at St Mary's College in Wallasey.

SUCCESS

Scott served a long prison sentence before being released in the autumn of 2015... but Scott was keen to get better qualifications and a job.

EDUCATION

Rising HE fees are hitting new and existing students hard. The University of Exeter has confirmed that fees have gone up with inflation for current students.

Developing resilience and mental toughness to improve outcomes for young people. An article from Kieran Gordon (CEO, Career Connect)

On Monday 23rd October, members of the Achieve North West Connect team attended the national HMPPS CF0 and ESF Awards event...

Free advice for over 19s through the NCS - see how you can access this service through Career Connect

SUPPORT

According to an article in the TES, the online portal 'GetMyFirstJob', which has 270,000 prospective apprentices and trainees registered, not only were huge numbers of young people frantically applying for vacancies they had never considered right for them, but there are worrying disparities in gender too.

Career Connect is one of only four organisations awarded funding from the Careers and Enterprise Company’s first phase of its national £2.5m Personal Guidance Fund to deliver support to young people in schools and colleges.

Inspiring case study from Hindley Prison

EDUCATION

A round-up of the latest trends

RECOGNITION

At a packed ceremony in London, Career Connect were recognised for their outstanding financial management of Charity resources!