Care and support

Looking for help in learning and training?

Carers who have been out of work for a long time may need information, advice and guidance on how to show evidence of their skills or may need to gradually build up confidence and skills to return to work.

Often carers don’t have the time to think about using their existing skills or getting new ones. A carer’s confidence can be affected by time away from a paid job, and by the isolation of their caring role. When a caring role finishes, the carer may feel lost and unsure what to do next.

So although you may be planning to get back into work in the long run, you may want to get some help thinking about the skills you already have and those you may want to develop.

The 'External Links' on the right of this page may be helpful:

At LearnDirect you can find:

hundreds of specially created online courses in computers, office skills and self development, designed so that you can learn at a time, place and pace to suit your needs

information on the network of over 2,000 learndirect centres to help you with your local learning needs

impartial information and advice on over 900,000 courses from providers throughout the UK

Worktrain - Jobs and careers information from Job Centre Plus. You can also search here for training, childcare and voluntary work.

The Learning and Skills Council aims to improve skills of young people and adults for work. They can fund a range of vocational education and training and they have identified carers as a priority for support.