Young people at work

While still in learning, your son or daughter may want to get a part-time job.  As well as bringing in extra cash, part-time work can help them to develop useful work-related skills that will help them in their future career.

There are rules about the hours young people can work and the type of work they can do. Find out more about rights and pay.

Some young people will want to get a full-time job as soon as they leave school so that they can start earning money straight away.  If this is your son/daughter’s choice, it's important that they think about how they can continue to improve their qualifications, skills and experience whilst at work so that they can have a better chance of furthering their career in the future.
Find out more about jobs with training and Apprenticeships.

Connexions has a vacancy service which lists local jobs and training opportunities for young people., Many of  the vacancies advertised offer the chance to gain nationally recognised qualifications. See the jobs and training currently listed.

Remember:

A Connexions Personal Adviser will stay in touch with you and your son or daughter until they are 19 years old (25 if a young person has learning difficulties/disabilities). So if their choice of job or training doesn’t work out for them, or if they want to look at other careers or training options,we will be on hand to help them decide what to do next..