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Webinar “Single Parents — Exploring Job, Education and Training Options”

Published: April 10, 2026; Aithor: Julia Sonrisa

Come to our webinar to find out the range of employment, education, and training options that are more accessible for single parents.

This webinar will show you single-parent-friendly job vacancy websites, recruitment agencies, and how to find returner programmes offered by employers. It will also cover how to find free learning opportunities, including studying from home.

By the end of this session, you will have a more informed understanding of:

• How to access the information you need to move forward with your career ideas
• Websites that can provide you with useful information on returning to work
• a range of job vacancy sources
• where to find free digital training courses to develop your I.T. skills
• where to find information on funding for learning

Webinars are delivered via Microsoft Teams

For new customers, we recommend that you have an appointment with a National Careers Service adviser before the webinar takes place.

In the appointment, the careers adviser will help you to:

• explore different careers and options
• Review your strengths and skills, and develop your career goals
• plan your next steps
• make the best use of high-quality, career-related tools
• understand the local job market
• access to learning, training, apprenticeship, and employment opportunities, including making applications
• develop your CV, interview skills, and job searching techniques
• Implement your plan of action.

By giving us your personal information, you are consenting to be contacted by telephone or email by the National Careers Service to arrange an appointment with a careers adviser before the webinar

Customers’ information is collected so that the Department for Education can carry out its functions. Information will be handled in accordance with the principles and laws of data protection, and at no time will it be used for purposes that are not related to the delivery of careers advice by the National Careers Service. For further details of how customer data is used, please view the privacy policy on the National Careers Service website (or at this website)

What else do I need to know?

There may be other participants in the session, so you must take care not to reveal any of your personal data at any time. We recommend that you do not supply, verbally or on screen, your full name, email address, telephone number, or any other information that could identify you to other participants on the call. You must not share such data to safeguard your interests and so that you do not make yourself vulnerable to any malicious activity. Some presentations may be recorded for training purposes.

Please note you will need to download the Teams app and register on the platform to join the webinar. The link for this webinar will be sent to you a few days before the event and will require you to join the session by clicking on the link highlighted in yellow in the email. IT DOES NOT COME FROM EVENTBRITE. You will be asked to click on the ‘REGISTER’ button and then to add your name and email address.

Please use the same email address throughout the entire joining process.

Please complete the form and follow the instructions carefully so that you can get access to use the Teams platform. This may take you 5 minutes to complete, so please try to do this before the day of the webinar incase you need some help.

Time: 7:00 am EST

Free!

Registration

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