
Here are some useful tools and resources for you to use at home (or on the move). For green career links, please scroll further along:
General
- BBC Bitesize Careers – www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/careers
- Career Sense (by NatWest) including Find Your Potential quiz – www.mycareersense.com/
- icanbea – has a great Career Wizard tool – https://www.icanbea.org.uk/
- Learn Live – Live broadcasts & Videos on-demand – https://learnliveuk.com/
- LMI for All – Careersometer & Skillsometer – http://www.lmiforall.org.uk/explore_lmi/
- My Path – Job of the Week (videos) – https://www.mypathcareersuk.com/job-of-the-week
- National Careers Service – Careers Explorer https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/
- National Careers Service – Post 16 Choices https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/careers-advice/career-choices-at-16
- UCAS Career Quiz – https://www.ucas.com/explore/career-quiz
- UK Government guidance on child employment – https://www.gov.uk/child-employment
- Youth Employment – Career advice & information for young people – www.youthemployment.org.uk/careers-advice-help/
Apprenticeships (including degree apprenticeships)
- All about School Leavers – www.allaboutschoolleavers.co.uk/
- Amazing Apprenticeships – Student Zone – https://amazingapprenticeships.com/student-zone/
- Find an Apprenticeship – https://www.apprenticeships.gov.uk/apprentices/browse-apprenticeships#
- Rate My Apprenticeship – www.ratemyapprenticeship.co.uk/
- The National Apprenticeship Show – https://nationalapprenticeshipshow.org/
University
- Informed Choices (Russell Group) – www.informedchoices.ac.uk/
- Prospects – www.prospects.ac.uk/
- UCAS – www.ucas.com – UCAS Events – https://www.ucas.com/ucas/events-exhibitions
- The Uni Guide – A Level Explorer – www.theuniguide.co.uk/advice/a-level-choices
Skills Development
- Barclays Life Skills – https://barclayslifeskills.com/
- Skills Builder. Explore and practise Skill Builder’s 8 Essential Skills through family activities at home – www.skillsbuilder.org/homezone
- Skills Builder also has a Launchpad tool for helping you to develop each skill and evaluate your progress www.skillsbuilder.org/about-launchpad
- Target Careers – Benefits of volunteering – https://targetcareers.co.uk/careers-advice/skills-and-experience/894117-volunteering-for-teens
- What’s Your Strength – Skills Glossary – https://whatsyourstrength.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Lets-Get-Strarted-glossary-download_June-2023.pdf
- Youth Employment – Get Job Ready – www.youthemployment.org.uk/get-job-ready/build-your-skills-videos/
Work Experience Opportunities & Guides (including virtual placements) Age restrictions may apply so check websites for further information.
- Speakers for Schools – www.speakersforschools.org/work-experience/
- Springpod – www.springpod.com/virtual-work-experience
- Student Stream – www.studentstream.co.uk/blog/virtual-work-experience-opportunities
- Youth Employment – Work Experience Guide – www.youthemployment.org.uk/careers-advice-help/explore-work-experience/
Examples of companies promoting opportunities.
- Barclays Life Skills – https://barclayslifeskills.com/i-want-virtual-work-experience/school/virtual-work-experience/
- Channel 4 – https://careers.channel4.com/4skills/work-experience
- Covea (insurance) – www.coveainsurance.co.uk/careers/virtual-work-experience/
- ICAEW (Chartered Accountancy) – https://careers.icaew.com/work-experience
- Met Office (Meteorology) – www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/careers/apprentices-graduates-and-placements
- Pinsent Masons (Law) – www.pinsentmasons.com/careers/graduate/work-experience/virtual
- Santander (Banking) – www.santander.com/en/careers/uk-careers/emerging-talent/work-experience
- Step into the NHS – www.stepintothenhs.nhs.uk/work-experience
- Vodafone – https://careers.vodafone.co.uk/work-experience
Mental Health & Wellbeing
- Health for Teens – www.healthforteens.co.uk/
- Mind – www.mind.org.uk/information-support/for-children-and-young-people/looking-after-your-wellbeing/
- Young Minds – www.youngminds.org.uk/
Also look out for these annual careers awareness events
- National Apprenticeship Week (February) – https://nationalapprenticeshipweek.co.uk/
- National Careers Week (March) – https://nationalcareersweek.com/
- Green Careers Week (November) – https://greencareersweek.com/
Interested in further info on Green Skills and Careers in Sustainability? Check these out.
- Green Careers Hub – https://www.greencareershub.com/
- Green Careers Hub Jargon Buster – https://www.greencareershub.com/green-future/jargon-buster/
- BBC Bitesize – Green Careers, Everything you need to know – https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zfkd7v4
- BBC Bitesize – Green Careers – https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/tags/z2hvydm/green-careers/1
- BBC Bitesize – COP28 What green career should you do? (QUIZ) – https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zxn346f
- Environment Jobs – https://www.environmentjob.co.uk/jobs
- The Guardian – Green Jobs (current vacancies & job requirements) – https://jobs.theguardian.com/landingpage/7106325/jobs-greenjobs-html/
- My World of Work – Green Careers – https://www.myworldofwork.co.uk/green-careers
- RHS – Horticulture Careers – https://www.rhs.org.uk/education-learning/careers-horticulture
- STEM Learning – Green Careers – https://www.stem.org.uk/secondary/careers/green-careers
- STEM Learning – A Day in the Life of Green Careers – https://www.stem.org.uk/sites/default/files/A%20Day%20in%20the%20Life%20Green%20Careers.pdf
Due to the global impact of climate change, there’s a growing need for sustainability skills and awareness in all professions and sectors. Here are a just a few examples of how some of these are monitoring developments and taking action in their areas of work. So, whatever your passion, an interest in and an understanding of climate change, net zero and environmental solutions will be a valuable addition to your professional skillset and your future employer.
- ABTA – Sustainability in the Tourism & Travel Sector – https://www.abta.com/sustainability
- British Computer Society – How to engineer more sustainable software – https://www.bcs.org/articles-opinion-and-research/how-to-engineer-more-sustainable-software/
- British Retail Consortium – Climate Action Roadmap – https://brc.org.uk/campaigns/climate-action-roadmap/
- CILIP – The Library & Information Association – Green Libraries Partnership – https://www.cilip.org.uk/page/GreenLibraries
- GO Construct – Sustainability in the construction industry – https://www.goconstruct.org/why-choose-construction/whats-happening-in-construction/sustainability-in-construction-1/
- Greener NHS – https://www.england.nhs.uk/greenernhs/
- HJ (Hairdressers Journal) – Sustainability – https://hji.co.uk/sustainability
- Julie’s Bicycle – Resources for the arts & culture sector to take action on climate, nature & justice crisis – https://juliesbicycle.com/
- ICEAW – Climate – What’s the role of the accountancy profession? – https://www.icaew.com/technical/sustainability/climate-hub
- Football Premier League – BBC report, How green are Premier League clubs? – https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60196764
- Sport England – Sustainability – https://www.sportengland.org/guidance-and-support/facilities-and-planning/sustainability
- Sustainable Restaurant Association – Accelerating a sustainable future for the hospitality industry – https://thesra.org/
- The Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders – Sustainability – https://www.smmt.co.uk/industry-topics/sustainability/
- The University of Law – Legal Practice – Environmental Law – https://www.law.ac.uk/employability/legal-practice-areas/environmental-law/
- We are Albert – The home of environmental sustainability for film & TV – https://wearealbert.org/
- VetSustain – Championing sustainability in the veterinary professions – https://vetsustain.org/
- WWF – Training for Teachers and School Leaders (including whole-school sustainability) – https://www.wwf.org.uk/get-involved/schools/teacher-development
Further resources for researching environmental issues, industry developments and youth action plus keeping up-to-date with net zero, climate change & biodiversity at a national and global level:
- BBC Earth – https://www.bbcearth.com/
- Business Green – https://www.businessgreen.com/
- Edie – https://www.edie.net/
- Ellen Macarthur Foundation (circular economy) – https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/topics/circular-economy-introduction/overview
- National Trust – https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/
- Positive News – https://www.positive.news/
- Resource – https://resource.co/
- RSPB – https://www.rspb.org.uk/
- Save our Wild Isles – https://www.saveourwildisles.org.uk/
- UNESCO – Youth Climate Action Network – https://www.unesco.org/en/youth/climate-action-network
- UNICEF – Voices of Youth – https://www.voicesofyouth.org/
- UN Sustainable Development Goals – https://sdgs.un.org/goals
- World Economic Forum – https://www.weforum.org/
- WWF – https://www.wwf.org.uk/
