Leaving care service - education, training and employment

• we will help you work with colleges, school, FE and HE provision alongside adult education hubs across Derbyshire to access and gain qualifications
• help to set up a work-based trial week
• access to a mentoring scheme – to be mentored and to be a mentee
• access to work and courses related your chosen area of interest
• level 2 qualifications – access courses
• careers advice – through our careers service
• CSCS card support
• support to return to work after children
• work ready preparation courses
• life skills courses
• support with accommodation costs when choosing to go to university up to the age of 25
• an EET fund to incentivise, support and maintain your education or employment
• as part of this, support you to learn to drive to work, or college by contributing the cost of 10 driving lessons when you pay for your first 10
• guaranteed interviews for apprenticeships with Derbyshire County Council, Chesterfield Hospital and more organisations planned
• Derbyshire Care Leavers can have guaranteed interviews with Amazon and we have great relationships with lots of different employers such as Seven Trent
• we will help you find work or alternatives to this if you are not ready for work
• we will fund apprenticeships with private employers, if we all think it is a good option