About employment hubs
Our skilled advisors work with you to identify opportunities and career pathways, helping you on the next step of your employment, learning or skills journey. We work with other organisations to give you the confidence and clarity you need, supporting you to move forward to what you want to do next.
We have six physical hubs in the county, providing in-person support to help you find out about different career options, jobs, and learning opportunities.
Whether you’re a young person looking for career opportunities or an adult looking to retrain, find a new path or get back to work, our advisors can work with you for as long as you need.
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Services
We offer the following services:
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- CV building and updates, job searching, writing a personal statement and interview prep
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- Helping you to identify your key strengths and abilities
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- Changing jobs or career
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- Sourcing additional or further training and learning
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- We work at your pace and around your needs for as long as you need us
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- In-work support and employer engagement if you have a disability or long-term health condition
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Check if you’re eligible
- Over 16
- Looking for work, learning opportunities or training
- Living in the area of one of our hub locations
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How to access the hubs
- An in-person service with locations across Devon
- A virtual service providing a lighter touch approach; signposting to sources of information, support and advice to both individuals, and employers looking to recruit and develop their business.
- A self-serve service via the skills and employment online Hub. Where we can signpost you to sources of information, active programmes from a range of partners, and information on how to access the in-person and virtual service support. This self-serve service provides advice to both individuals and employers looking to recruit and develop their business.
Visit us or get in touch
There are six employment hubs across the county.
To make an appointment for any of the hubs, fill out the
form or email employmenthub@devon.gov.uk.
Employment hub locations and opening hours
Exeter
Opening hours
Mon: 9:30 – 16:30
Tue: 9:30 – 16:30
Wed: 10:00 – 17:00
Thu: 9:30 – 16:30
Fri: 9:30 – 16:30 (virtual appointments only)Last appointments are half an hour before close.
Where to find us
Exeter Library
Exeter
EX4 3PQThe Bookery, Crediton
Opening hours
Mon: 9:30 – 16:30Last appointments are half an hour before close.
Where to find us
The Bookery
21 High St
Crediton
EX17 3AHTiverton
Opening hours
Fri: 9:30 – 16:30Last appointments are half an hour before close.
Where to find us
Tiverton Library
Phoenix House
Phoenix Lane
Tiverton
EX16 6SAHoniton
Opening hours
Mon: 9:30 – 16:30
Tue: 9:30 – 16:30
Wed: 9:30 – 16:30Last appointments are half an hour before close.
Where to find us
The Beehive
Dowell Street
Honiton
EX14 1LZBarnstaple
Opening hours
Mon: 9:30 – 16:30
Tue: 9:30 – 16:30
Wed: 10:00 – 16:30
Thu: 9:30 – 16:30
Fri: 9:30 – 16:30Last appointments are half an hour before close.
Where to find us
Barnstaple Library
Tuly Street
Barnstaple
EX31 1ELIlfracombe
Opening hours
Tues: 9:30am to 4:30pmWhere to find us
Ilfracombe Library
The Candar
Ilfracombe
EX34 9DS
Getting support as a young person
Youth Hub Devon is part of the Employment Hub service and can be found within any of the four Employment Hubs across the county. Youth Hub Devon works to support young people (aged 16-24) on their journey to training and employment, offering support with CV writing, interview support, job and apprenticeship search, other application support, and more.
This project is funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. The UK Shared Prosperity Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills. Find out more about the Shared Prosperity Fund.
News for young people
‘Vegucate’ the future with fully funded training for schools in Devon and Cornwall with Riverford
Over the coming four years, Riverford and Chefs in Schools will be working together to offer fully funded training courses to schools across the region. These training courses are part of a wider drive to ‘vegucate’ the future, tackling food-related ill health by teaching children how to grow and enjoy fresh produce.
5 September 2024
Supported Internship Day 2024
Today (27 March 2024) is Supported Internship Day and Devon County Council are helping to raise awareness.
27 March 2024New programme aims to boost job prospects for care experienced young people
Devon County Council and Exeter College have worked in partnership to develop the PACE (Positive About Care Experienced) programme with the aim of creating a ground-breaking business network dedicated to working with young people who are, or have been, in the care system.
26 March 2024
