Skills Jersey

Skills Jersey, which includes Careers Guidance, Mentors, and the Skills Development Team, is part of the Children, Young People, Education and Skills Department. It is a centre of excellence with clear links connecting education and lifelong learners with industry. Our Careers Guidance team at Skills Jersey offer free, confidential and impartial advice to people of all ages including school pupils, students aged 16 and over and adult’s resident in Jersey. Our Skills Development team work closely with schools, parents, employers, the government, and the wider community to research, create, promote, and deliver a portfolio of skills development schemes and initiatives that meet the needs of the Island – now and in the future. Our Mentoring service supports young people within schools or transitioning out of school, people undertaking an apprenticeship and people who are upskilling with a programme of CPD or undertaking an accredited training course. Skills Jersey is dedicated to empowering local people of all ages to have the ability to choose and achieve positive career, life and learning goals, aligning with the needs of the Island, in collaboration with industry.