Specialist Learning and Employment Adviser Team
Specialist Learning and Employment Adviser Team
Specialist Learning and Employment Advisers are a team of qualified advisers helping young people with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) to take their next step towards or into employment. We provide confidential impartial information, advice and guidance o help you develop the right skills and choices for your future education and employment plans. We can help you if you are currently in:
- a secondary school in York
- a local or specialist college
- personalised learning or training provision
We can also help if you are not in education, employment or training (NEET)
You can talk to us about your hopes and ambitions and we will offer the right support. This could include:
- individual guidance sessions (in-person or virtually)
- help to connect you with employers and learning providers to understand the opportunities and types of jobs available locally
- help to plan visits/tasters and connect you with different services
You can speak to us about:
- local mainstream or specialist colleges
- other further education providers
- apprenticeships and vocational training
- specialist providers
- supported internships
- employment and volunteering
Are you a parent or carer?
You can talk to us directly about your young person to help plan for when they leave school. The specialist learning and employment advice can include:
- preparing for their next steps after school or college
- getting impartial information and guidance on the different pathways towards or into employment
- supports with visits and 'taster sessions' with local education providers
- understanding personalised learning programmes for those who need more flexibility
If your young person is in the care of the local authority or has an EHCP and would like the support of a Specialist Learning and Employment Adviser, please contact the Practice Manager Phillip Taylor by email at [email protected] or by telephone on 07767 318174.
For general information, advice and guidance contact the Skills Team at [email protected].