Careers advice and help with employment for young people
The young people’s education, training and employment services offer a variety of information and activities including:
Monday 9am to 5pm, Job Shop
Tuesday 9am to 5pm, Meeting Room 3, first floor
This directory has been compiled with you in mind. It contains a wealth of information to get you moving in the direction of your choice into education, employment or training.
NEET provider directory 2023 (PDF, 1.22MB)
Available online, through advisers on the telephone and, face to face in the community. You can get access to independent, professional advice on careers, skills and training including:
National Careers Service website
Jobcentre Plus provides a wide range of information and services about helping people to find a job, access to loans or grants and unemployment benefits for those entitled to them.
It advertises job vacancies you can access through job points (touch-screen computer terminals available in all jobcentres) and via Jobsearch.
Children centres in Barking and Dagenham are now providing work clubs.
The work club will give you the chance to meet others looking for work, build new contacts, share job hunting experiences and get advice on interview techniques, CVs and even volunteering opportunities.
Our work clubs aim to help:
The work clubs are open from Monday to Friday at your local children’s centre.