The DFE Careers Service in Northern Ireland

The Careers Service is here to help.

We provide an all-age, impartial, information, advice and guidance service, to help young people make informed choices about their future career paths.

Our professionally qualified careers advisers are based at Careers Offices + Jobs and Benefits Offices throughout Northern Ireland.

A positive first step is to make contact with the Careers Service.

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Voice Of Young People In Care

Voice of Young People in Care (VOYPIC) is an independent Northern charity that promotes the rights and improves the lives of children and young people in care. We listen and learn from what children and young people tell us about their experience in care to facilitate positive change in legislation, policy and practice.

We work in partnership with children, young people, staff, managers, agencies and government. Our core services include advocacy, group work, personal support and coaching, policy and research

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The Fostering Network

Our Vision

All children in foster care enjoy the very best life chances and have the opportunity to achieve their full potential.

Our Mission

To improve the lives and life chances of children in foster care. We work with children and young people, fostering families and the services that support them.

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Include Youth

Include Youth is an independent non-governmental organisation established in 1979 that promotes the rights and best interests of disadvantaged and vulnerable children and young people. It works mainly with young people who are not in education, training or employment (NEET), focusing on influencing policy, supporting rights-based practice and improving employability.

The Give and Take scheme works mainly with young people aged 16 to 21, particularly those from a care background. It is a pre-vocational programme designed to build confidence, improve self-esteem and support young people who face significant barriers to engaging in mainstream education, training or employment.

Include Youth delivers flexible, highly supportive programmes that help young people gain qualifications, develop work experience and address personal challenges that may prevent progression.

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