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Careers Support & Personal Development

UCAN helps you explore your options, develop your skills, and make informed decisions about your future — wherever your journey takes you.

Start here: quick tools to get you exploring and applying right away.

🔎 Discover Your Strengths – Buzz Quiz 📚 National Careers Service 🔍 Find an Apprenticeship

Featured Careers Resources

Curated tools and services to help at every stage — researching roles, developing skills, applying and progressing.

📚National Careers Service

Free, impartial advice on careers, CVs, interviews and planning — with hundreds of job profiles and practical guidance.

Visit National Careers Service
🗺️Skills England Occupational Maps

See how technical education links to real job roles and progression routes across industries — a great way to plan pathways.

View Occupational Maps
🤝Careers & Enterprise Company

Supports high-quality careers education and employer engagement across the UK — useful for teacher/college-facing resources and employer links.

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📝Indeed – CV & Application Help

Create a professional CV quickly with templates and step-by-step tips for applications and covering letters.

Build Your CV

Other Helpful Resources

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Barclays LifeSkills

Free CV templates, interview practice and confidence-building resources.

Visit Barclays LifeSkills
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Official Apprenticeship Search

Search and apply for live apprenticeship vacancies via the official gov.uk service.

Find an Apprenticeship
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Apprenticeships.gov.uk

Information and vacancies for apprenticeships across the UK (guidance for learners and employers).

Visit Apprenticeships.gov.uk
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icould – Careers Videos

Hundreds of real-life career stories in short videos — great for getting a feel for different jobs.

Watch Careers Stories
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Labour Market Info (ONS)

Official labour market statistics, trends and analysis to help you understand in-demand roles.

Explore LMI (ONS)
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Prospects / UCAS Careers

High-quality career planning tools, employer insight and graduate/job profiles.

Prospects UCAS Careers

Explore Careers — Deep Dive

Find out what different jobs actually involve, the skills and qualifications employers want, and routes into the role.

Search Job Profiles (National Careers) Graduate & Job Profiles (Prospects)

Use LMI to explore demand, typical pay, and sector growth so you can choose routes that have good opportunities.

ONS: Employment & Labour Market

Plan qualifications and training that lead to real job roles. Occupational maps and employer engagement insights help you move from study to work.

Explore Occupational Maps Careers & Enterprise Company

Everything you need to find, apply for and succeed with apprenticeship opportunities.

Find & Apply (gov.uk) Apprenticeships.gov.uk

Practical support to help you create a CV, prepare for interviews and present your best self to employers.

CV Templates (Indeed) Interview & CV Help (Barclays LifeSkills)

At UCAN, personal development goes hand in hand with career growth. Whether you're getting started or aiming higher, we're here to support every step of your journey.

Search & Apply for Apprenticeships

Ready to take the next step? Use the official apprenticeship search to find live vacancies, set up alerts and apply securely.

🔎 Find an Apprenticeship

More Career Guidance

"Your career is a journey — not a destination. Every step forward, no matter how small, is progress."