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	Continuing with education Huddersfield University (external) Huddersfield Technical College (external) Adult Education in Kirklees Connexions Yorkshire and Humberside region (external) Connexions is for you if you are aged 13-19 and want advice on getting to where you want to be in life. West Yorkshire Training Access Point Details of over 23,000 full and part-time course across West Yorkshire. Education, training and learning (external) Information about education and training options, including a range of topics from finding courses, to help paying course fees. UK Higher Education and Research Opportunities Portal (external) Information about University for Industry (external) LearnDirect (external) Access to online courses. learndirect enables people to fit learning into their lives, learning wherever they have access to the Internet - at home, at work, or in one of over 1000 learndirect centres. LearnDirect Centres (external) Your local library is a good source of information about careers, jobs and training. Open University (external) The Open University offers both short Certificate courses and Degree Programmes to help you further your career Directory of Universities and Colleges in UK (external) top
	Voluntary Work Voluntary work (external) National Council Voluntary Organisations (external) National Youth Agency (external) Volunteering in Kirklees top
	Thinking about An Occupation Training for work (external) Hints and tips on jobsearch activities, writing CVs and preparing for interviews. Information about Employment Service programmes to help you into work or to help you retrain for a chosen career. Database of around 400,000 jobs in Great Britain and Europe. ance and support for 13 to 19 year olds. Connexions West Yorkshire (external) Jobs online in Kirklees Council Search a database of jobs in Kirklees Council to find the one for you. Job vacancies in Kirklees schools Self Employment (external) Your local library is a good source of information about careers, jobs and training. top
	Benefits and Financial Information Benefit Information (external) Information about all the different sorts of benefits that you can claim, whether you are sick, caring for an adult relative, unemployed, or thinking of retirement. Business Rates Information top
	Online magazines for school leavers Leaving school magazine Teenzone magazine