Support into employment or progressing your career.

The Council’s Employment and Skills service can support you in breaking down any barriers that you may face when moving into employment, progressing within your career and developing your required skill set. You can access bespoke support, tailored specifically to your needs and future aspirations.Whether you need help developing your CV, practicing your interview techniques or would like support in building your confidence to secure your dream job, we can help.

Our Employment Kirklees programme is available to anyone age 16 and over, and offers information and guidance if you are employed and looking to improve your job status, helping assess your future career plans, supporting you in identifying qualifications, sourcing better work opportunities, helping you to find your next job role or career challenge and ensuring you have the skills needed to develop and thrive.

Please e-mail employmentandskills@kirklees.gov.uk for further employment support.

REAL Employment

REAL means - Realistic Employment for Adults with Learning Disabilities. The Real Employment service works with people who have a mild to moderate learning disability.

The REAL Employment offices are open by appointment only. We do not run Job Clubs, instead we offer one-to-one appointments with advisors.

For more information please visit the REAL Employment Information Page.