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Jobs and careers advice for young adults

Support with learning and work

If you have a physical or mental health condition or disability you can get help with finding and staying in employment.

Education, careers and qualifications

Explore career and training options for young people

  • Apprenticeships

    An apprenticeship can help you to prepare for the world of work – you get a chance to earn some money and train while you are working.

    Apprentices from South Devon College (two men and a woman) in chef's whites and pin stripe aprons work with a chef who is an older man with a short beard. They are in a catering kitchen and there is a pan with a dramatic flame from in.
  • T Levels

    T Levels are two-year qualifications that help you to get industry experience while learning.

    Three young men in overalls are working on an electic vehicle as part of their t-level at South Devon College.
  • Higher Technical Qualifications (HTQs)

    Learn the higher-level skills that employers want in sectors like finance, engineering, management and scientific jobs on a classroom-taught course.

    A young woman at South Devon College with brown and green hair is pointing at a large screen with code on it.

Projects and resources for young people

  • Digital Course Finder

    Search Digital Skills courses and training opportunities across Devon and the wider South West. The Digital Skills Course Finder is aimed at individuals looking to retrain or learn new skills and businesses looking for digital skills training for their employees.
  • Digital Skills Partnership

    The Heart of the South West Digital Skills Partnership, launched in June 2018, brings together the public, private and third sector to tackle the digital skills divide in Somerset, Devon, Plymouth and Torbay. I

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