Future Prospects

Future Prospects is York's FREE employment and learning advice service, offering information and support on jobs, training, education, money and benefits. A team of Learning and Work Advisers based in communities in and around the York area offers one to one ongoing guidance and support. Drop-in sessions are held on a regular basis at various locations in the community.

No matter if you are thinking of starting a job, changing your working hours, looking for a career change or getting back into education, Future Prospects can offer you: the Information, Advice and Guidance and the practical skills that you need to enhance your employability.

In our city centre based shop you’ll find an extensive range of learning information for Colleges, Universities and locally based courses. Drop in and ask for individual support and advice sessions on all issues around employment, training and education.

Our Employment Area on the first floor is a work related resource area holding a variety of vacancies from employers throughout the local area as well as; Job Centre Plus and local employment agency vacancies. We also supply labour market information, as well as free access to computers for independent online job searching.

We offer regular training that can help you to improve your employment or education prospects by developing your employability skills. See our Newsflash section for other vocationally related training we are offering for those out of work.

The Supported Employment Project helps disabled people and people with long term health problems return to work, start a course or change career.