Support young people to get the jump on their education and training choices

For anyone, taking a next step in life can feel daunting. But for a 14 to 19 year old young person, making a decision today that could affect the rest of their life can be overwhelming.

With either too much or not enough information about their choices, young people can struggle to move forward confidently, either taking a ‘safe’ route or settling for a path they perhaps wouldn’t have, had they known the full range of pathways open to them.

The government’s ‘Get the Jump’ Skills for Life campaign brings together, for the first time, all post-16 and post-18 education and training choices in one place, so they can make an informed decision about their next step.

The campaign covers all education and training options, and specifically spotlights technical education routes, which have lower levels of awareness:

• T Levels
• apprenticeships
• higher technical qualifications

Please support young people by directing them to the new webpage on the National Careers Service website (gov.uk/get-the-jump) and by using the materials in the ‘Get the Jump’ toolkit wherever you can.