Jobs info points contain up-to-date information about:

• your career choices
• training and educational courses
• writing your CV
• applying for work
• interview techniques
• starting your own business

If you are thinking of starting or running your own business, look at our InBusiness pages for more information.

Employment advice and support in Libraries

Several of our libraries have regular work clubs where you can get help from advisors with job searching, application forms, interview skills, cv writing, finding training and much more.  Free access to computers and printing is available during the sessions. 

Anyone looking for work and training is welcome - come along to meet and chat with other people who are looking for work.

Bulwell Riverside Library Work Club - every Wednesday, 1 - 3.  Sessions run by employment advisors.  For more information contact Bulwell Riverside Library on 0115 883 3500.

Clifton Library Work Club - every Tuesday, 1 - 3.  Sessions run by employment advisors.  For more information contact Clifton Library on 0115 915 2945.

St Ann's Valley Library Work Club - every Tuesday, 9.30am - 12.30pm at St Ann's Valley Library.  Sessions run by an employment advisor from Renewal Trust. For more information contact Renewal Trust on 0115 924 3551.

Jobs and training information

Click on the links below to find out about websites which could help you to find the work or training you are looking for:

Job opportunities

Careers advice and training

Volunteering and gap years

Job Opportunities

Fish4jobs, at www.fish4.co.uk/jobs, allows you to search for local and national jobs, as well as to search for training courses to develop your skills.

Jobsite, at www.jobsite.co.uk, is a UK online recruitment website where you can search for both local and national job opportunities.

My Nottingham jobs is the job website of Nottingham City Council, and includes current job opportunities as well as access to help with job hunting skills, benefit advice and information about training, apprenticeships and volunteering.

Nottingham Evening Post job vacancies can be viewed at www.jobs.thisisnottingham.co.uk with lists of work opportunities in and around the Nottingham area.

Nottingham jobs at www.mynottinghamjobs.co.uk, allows you to search for local job opportunities, as well as offering training and career information.

Nottinghamshire County Council job vacancies can be viewed at Nottinghamshire county council job webpages.

Prospects is the postgraduate careers website at www.prospects.co.uk, and includes careers advice, graduate job opportunities and information about postgraduate courses, funding and events.

Universal jobmatch is the Jobcentre Plus website which allows you to search current job vacancies, post your cv and create a job profile online.

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Careers advice and training

Many of the webpages listed under 'Job Opportunities' also have help and information about job searching, writing a CV and finding training.  You may also like to visit one of the following:

Care Training East Midlands at www.ctem.com.uk offers a variety of work-related training courses in the Nottingham area.

The employment pages at Direct Government (www.direct.gov.uk) has a wide range of information to help you find work, as well as job opportunities.

Learn Direct at www.learndirect.co.uk has information about full-time, part-time and distance learning, as well as online learning.  You can also search for Learn Direct centres near where you live and find out if they offer the training you need.

The National Careers Service (nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk) has lots of information about finding work and training, CV help, interview skills and job searching.  In Nottingham the National Careers Service is delivered by Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Futures on Maid Marion Way, Nottingham.  Contact them on 0115 9926 014 or 0115 9926 138.

Your Future East Midlands brings together careers advice and training opportunities which can help you find the right training for the work that you want.

Volunteering and gap years

Career Break at www.thecareerbreaksite.com has information about options available to people wanting to take a break from paid employment.

Gap work at www.gapyear.com is a website with information from a variety of organisations to help you plan a gap year.

Nottingham Council for Voluntary Service at www.nottinghamcvs.co.uk matches volunteers with suitable voluntary organisations in the local area.

Timebank at timebank.org.uk can help you find volunteering opportunities that fit your interests, lifestyle and availability.

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