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Courses starting in September 2024 are now available for enrolment.

Well done to all the learners receiving their results today!

Congratulations on achieving this important milestone. Your hard work truly deserves to be celebrated.

If you didn’t receive the results you were expecting, it’s natural to feel a bit uncertain. You might be exploring your choices or thinking about a new direction.

Please reach out to us for guidance to support you through whatever comes next.

Career and Skills Progression Advice and Guidance

ACL offers a free and friendly personalised information and advice service for our learners and apprentices. We tailor impartial information, skills, and careers advice to meet individual needs.

Our ACL Career and Skills Progression Team is here to help you succeed. They provide personalised support to help you explore your future work, education, and training options. Whether you’re aiming for further education and training, volunteering, or employment, we’re here to help you achieve your goals.

Our advisors work closely with you to ensure you get the information, advice, and support you need. They play a key role in understanding each person’s unique needs and aspirations, and they help map out tailored pathways that lead to meaningful and fulfilling outcomes. They’re a vital part of ACL’s commitment to creating a supportive and inspiring environment where every learner can thrive and reach their full potential.

To contact the team please email ACL.careersandskillsadvice@essex.gov.uk

Here are just some of the options available, most of which could be fully funded.

Apprenticeships

Just one of these options are Apprenticeships. These offer you the chance to gain hands-on experience and earn while you learn in a field you’re passionate about. We have a dedicated team who are able to guide you through the process and with Apprenticeships in a range of sectors including Health and Social care, early years and facilities and warehousing – there are options for everyone.

Skills Bootcamps

We also have our Skills Bootcamps that launched earlier this year. These 12-week Skills Bootcamps offer those interested in Digital Marketing, Early Year’s and Project Management in construction a chance to develop and gain new skills. Once the Skills Bootcamp has been completed learners are offered a guaranteed job interview with an employer.

Nightingale Care Bursary

There are also funded training opportunities such as bursaries. The Nightingale Care Bursary supports people into the Health and Social Care sector, while the Poppins Bursary helps people to kickstart a career in Early Years.

Poppins Early Years Bursary

Lots of Qualifications to choose from…

Accounting • Beauty & Complementary Therapies • Business & Management • Computing • Counselling • Creative • Customer Service • Early Years Funding support could be available • Education • Employability Skills • Facilities & Warehousing • GCSEs • Hairdressing & Barbering • Health & Social Care • Mental Health & Wellbeing • Project Management • Retrofit

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