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Careers Leader training

Fully funded, flexible training - designed to support the growth of Careers Leaders at all levels.

Our training courses provide a huge opportunity for you as a Careers Leader to accelerate your school, special school or college towards achieving the Gatsby Benchmarks

Over 3,900 Careers Leaders have completed our fully funded, flexible training, and are using it to improve and develop their careers programmes. 

Whether you're experienced or new to the role, there's a training course to help you inspire young people to find their next best step. 

The benefits

  • Careers Leader training comes at no cost to you or your institution
  • Bursary awarded on completion of face-to-face courses*
  • The training connects you with fellow Careers Leaders  
  • Institutions with a trained Careers Leader make faster and more progress towards achieving the Gatsby Benchmarks
  • 97% of Careers Leaders felt more confident in implementing strategic careers plans following the training 

Read real-world testimonials from Careers Leaders who have undertaken the training through CEC, and our partner providers.

Get started in three simple steps:

Step 1: Choose a provider

Explore our training providers to decide which course and provider are right for you. Check out our comparison guide to find the right training provider for you.

Step 2: Register

Once you know which course and training provider you wish to enrol with you can register through our Careers Leader Training Portal.

Step 3: Complete our Careers Leader induction

While you wait for your course to start, our free Careers Leader induction will give you the base level knowledge you need to hit the ground running with your funded training. You can find this course, and other online learning for Careers Leaders on The Careers & Enterprise Academy, the new online home of careers leadership.

Any questions? 

If you have any queries that you can't find the answers to, you can book a short, informal call with one of our advisers or email us at: careersleaders@careersandenterprise.co.uk

*£500 awarded for face-to-face training only.

Senior Leadership Team role?

Access our accredited, level 7 course on how outstanding careers provision can be employed as a vehicle for wider school or college improvement. 

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Experienced Careers Leader?

Access a two-day top-up course, covering all the careers leadership essentials. Delivered by the Career Development Institute (CDI).

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