You told us what you thought about Connexions and our proposed changes...

Connexions Birmingham needs to change in 2013-14 and our aim is to provide a NEW SERVICE TO YOUNG PEOPLE IN BIRMINGHAM that is LOCAL — meeting the needs of each area of the city.
WE ASKED YOU FOR YOUR VIEWS on our proposals, and we have now published a report on our website at Changes to Connexions Birmingham 2013/4: consultation report. This summarises what young people, parents, school/colleges and other stakeholders told us. Thanks to everyone who helped us by responding!

Continuing in learning: Raising the Participation Age

The Government is raising the age at which young people need to continue in education or training. It isn’t about raising the school leaving age and it doesn’t mean young people can’t get a job. It’s all about continuing in learning, and you have lots of choice about how to do this in a way that suits you best. Find out more from our new website area called RPA - Raising the Participation Age, which tells you more about whether RPA affects you, why it is happening, what your options are, and where you can find out more. There’s a new downloadable factsheet available there too.

Looking for a job? Connexions Birmingham can help...

Job available straight away:
IT Support Apprentice
(Apprenticeship)
Tyseley
Ref: 51300
Salary: Apprentice rate
Want to know more? Go to Job Search and other opportunities on our website for full details of this and other opportunities for young people — or call in at a Connexions venue.
[Connexions Birmingham helps young people aged up to 19 (up to 25 if you have a disability) with our range of selected job vacancies. On our website, you can search for a locally-selected range of Apprenticeships, and jobs with or without training, plus part-time or temporary vacancies. These opportunities are a representative sample of what is available in the current jobs market.]

Connexions Birmingham is moving...

BROAD STREET CONNEXIONS CENTRE CLOSED ON FRIDAY 1 MARCH 2013

The Connexions service continues to be available through our growing network of CONNEXIONS OUTREACH venues.
Check out the Contacting us / Staying in touch area of our website for Outreach details, or follow us on Twitter @CNXBham
PLEASE ALSO NOTE: we are moving our admin base, leaving the Broad Street offices after Friday 8 March 2013. We will get our phone lines and email up and running as quickly as possible. WE’RE SORRY BUT THERE WILL BE SOME UNAVOIDABLE DISRUPTION to our phone and email answering on Monday 11 March, and maybe for a day or two after that.

We want your views!

Connexions Birmingham needs to change in 2013-14. Our aim is to provide a NEW SERVICE TO YOUNG PEOPLE IN BIRMINGHAM that is LOCAL — meeting the needs of each area of the city.
WE WANT YOUR VIEWS on our proposals — whether you are a young person, a parent or carer, or work in school, so please fill in our ONLINE QUESTIONNAIRE [sorry, link now removed] which will run until the end of March 2013. Thank you!

Three new Connexions Outreach venues!

Our West Team are opening three new Connexions Outreach venues, where young people who are working with us can get to meet with a Connexions PA. That’s now 22 Outreach venues in total, spread across Birmingham. The new venues are Oakland Young People’s Centre in Handsworth (starting on Tuesday 5 March 2013), Sport 4 Life in Ladywood (starting on Monday 4 March 2013) and Working Links in the city centre (starting Friday 15 March 2013). You can get all the contact details, phone numbers for booking appointments, interactive maps and more from our Contacting us webpage...

The Real Apprentice: Monday 25 March 2013

The Real Apprentice event is at the Holte Suite, Aston Villa FC, Trinity Road, Birmingham B6 6HE. It’s open between 3.30pm and 8pm on Monday 25 March 2013.
The Real Apprentice is a FREE showcase to find out more about Apprenticeships — it’s your chance to find out more, ask questions and meet the people with the answers.
Find out more at www.therealapprentice.org.uk or phone free on 08000 321 222.