Welcome
This is Wakefield Council’s flagship Employment and Skills Service. Our specialist STEP-UP team is here to help whether you are:
Or whether you are an employer who wants to:
Newly redundant or out of work for a while, our STEP-UP team will help you:
If you are over 25 and looking for work, click here for support.
Find out moreWe offer personalised support to young people, aged between 15-24 years old, to find training or employment. Click here for support.
Find out moreLooking to progress with your current employer or want a complete career change? Ask to speak to one of our specialist advisers and we will help you identify and research what you’ll need so that you have the best chance of success.
For those looking to gain basic skills to help in life and or to better prepare you for work, click the links below to see the services and training opportunities available for you to access.
The STEP-UP programme can help directly or advise you where to get more support with:
Below are a range of links where employers are invited to showcase their businesses and present opportunities to the community.
Long term plans to boost employment and skills in the Wakefield district have been agreed.
The new website for residents and employers to access job opportunities, qualifications, career support and recruitment all in one place.
We are working to support residents to get around the district safely as some of the Government’s restrictions begin to ease.
More than 2,800 businesses and charities in Wakefield have now received £32m in grant funding to help them during the coronavirus outbreak
More useful links
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Educator Enquiry
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Profile your business on Start in Leeds
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List your opportunities for students, schools and colleges
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