CfBT Advice & Guidance is the prime contractor for nextstep in the North East of England and we work with over 40 statutory, community and voluntary sector organisations to deliver the nextstep service throughout the region. We are also a subcontractor in the Oxfordshire area where we deploy careers advisers to work with adults across the county. 

Partnership with a wide range of organisations in the community and voluntary sectors is crucial to facilitate access to our services and to ensure effective referral into other provision. We work closely with organisations working with lone parents,  offenders, the disabled, migrant workers and a wide range of other needy groups.

Careers information and  advice is aimed at over 18s.   nextstep promotes the importance of learning and work as a means to self improvement and fulfilment.

We work with clients at all levels of achievment, in or out of work.  Increasingly our work is with those who have been made redundant or who are at risk of redundancy

Careers information and advice is tailored to individual needs and will include:

  • Personal career development
  • Qualifications advice and advice on local, regional and national learning opportunities
  • Information about the local job market
  • CV writing

We deliver a range of complementary careers information and advice projects funded through other funding streams such as european social funding .