Beyond 16 - new booklet and webpages launched

Beyond 16 is our guide to post-16 options — a booklet and set of webpages designed to help you make decisions about what to do when you finish Year 11. It tells you about education, Apprenticeships, jobs with training, the new 16-19 Study Programme, and loads more.

Your can visit the Beyond 16 webpages, or download a copy of the booklet from our Download our publications page.

Exam results days — A Levels and GCSEs

It's A Levels today, and GCSEs next Thursday. There’s useful info on our website about what to do next when you get your results, whether you’ve done better, worse, or just about spot-on compared to your predicted grades. There are separate sections for A Levels and GSCEs.

Jobs and Travel Fair: The Lighthouse, Wednesday 14 August 2013

16-19 years old and looking for work?
Need travel information or support for getting to interviews or a new job?
Need help finding a job or other opportunities?

Connexions Birmingham and WorkWise present a
JOBS AND TRAVEL FAIR
on Wednesday 14 August 2013, between 11am and 3pm at The Lighthouse (100 Alma Way, Aston, B19 2LN)

Free drinks and cake for all...
...free bus, rail and metro scratch card for the first 50 people attending

• EMPLOYMENT ADVICE AND INFORMATION from Connexions Birmingham Personal Advisers, training providers and others
• TRAVEL SUPPORT INFORMATION from WorkWise Travel Officers – you may be eligible for up to 8 weeks worth of FREE TRAVEL to start a new job, or DAY TICKETS to attend interviews, or CYCLING SUPPORT including a bike...

For more information, contact Shanara on 0121 214 7441

East Birmingham Youth Jobs Fair: 5 July 2013

EAST BIRMINGHAM
YOUTH JOBS FAIR
Friday 5 July 2013, 10am-3pm
Birmingham Metropolitan College: Matthew Boulton Campus (Jennens Road)
Supporting the youth of Erdington, Hodge Hill, Washwood Heath, Bordesley Green, Shard End, Aston, Nechells, Soho and Ladywood — but ALL 16-24 year olds are welcome

What’s on?

• Employers and trainers recruiting for job vacancies on the day
• Apprenticeships, work experience and voluntary work
• Turn your creative ideas into business, self employment or social enterprise
• National Careers Service advice and guidance, including CV help
• Job search help and support with Universal Jobmatch

Young Talent for Business is offering financial help and support through wage subsidies to employers so that they can open up apprenticeships and non-apprenticeship opportunities to young people. Find out more from www.birmingham.gov.uk/youngtalentforbusiness

Confirmed attendees include:

World of work — new information to help you plan your future

We have just completely rewritten and updated the World of work area of our website, designed to help you find out about the world of work and how labour market information, or LMI, can help you when planning for your future. It has 2 main parts: World of work explained where you can find out general world of work information and job trends in Birmingham, and World of work job sectors that give you information on each job sector including national and local labour market information. There’s also a new PDF download with all this information in a convenient booklet.

You told us what you thought about Connexions and our proposed changes...

Connexions Birmingham needs to change in 2013-14 and our aim is to provide a NEW SERVICE TO YOUNG PEOPLE IN BIRMINGHAM that is LOCAL — meeting the needs of each area of the city.
WE ASKED YOU FOR YOUR VIEWS on our proposals, and we have now published a report on our website at Changes to Connexions Birmingham 2013/4: consultation report. This summarises what young people, parents, school/colleges and other stakeholders told us. Thanks to everyone who helped us by responding!

Continuing in learning: Raising the Participation Age

The Government is raising the age at which young people need to continue in education or training. It isn’t about raising the school leaving age and it doesn’t mean young people can’t get a job. It’s all about continuing in learning, and you have lots of choice about how to do this in a way that suits you best. Find out more from our new website area called RPA - Raising the Participation Age, which tells you more about whether RPA affects you, why it is happening, what your options are, and where you can find out more. There’s a new downloadable factsheet available there too.