Skills and employment
Information, advice and guidance
Our experienced Skills and Employment team members can help you to access free and impartial information, advice and guidance to
- support you into employment by helping you to apply for jobs, write CVs and cover letters, and prepare for interviews
- enable you to identify relevant training/learning opportunities such as in English, maths and IT, or sector specific courses such as childcare, forklift truck operation, beauty, customer service and more
- assist you in overcoming any barriers you may have accessing learning and work opportunities (for example, childcare, travel, and finance), including signposting you to organisations that may specialise in the specific support you require
There is more information about the services we offer in the Skills and Employment Prospectus.
Email skillsandemployment@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk for further details.
Get careers information and advice from gov.uk
Previously known as the National Careers Service, the gov.uk web pages give you prompts so you can access information most relevant to you. Whether you are in education, in work or unemployed you can easily navigate to what you need. There are simple guides on a range of topics from CV writing and job applications, to developing your skills and using networking to find employment.
You can also take a skills assessment, explore hundreds of job profiles and search for courses.
On the Jobs and Careers Service site you can get support by following links like I've applied for so many jobs, I'm not getting anywhere and use an AI work assistant to help you.
