Mentor Resources - What to do next
Further education and training
HERO
The official gateway to universities, colleges and research organisations in the UK.
www.hero.ac.uk
Department of Education and skills
For further information about education
www.dfes.gov.uk
Hotcourses
The leading provider of home study course in the UK.
www.homelearningcollege.com
University for Industry
Ufi, the organisation behind learn direct, has a mission to use technology to transform the skills and employability of the working population, in order to improve the UK’s productivity.
www.ufi.com
UK Online Centre’s
UK online centre’s provide free or low cost access to computers and the internet, together with help and advice on how to use them.
www.ukonlinecentres.com
The Open University
The university dedicated to distance learning
www.open.ac.uk
Jobs
Guardian Jobs
Find jobs and gain advice.
jobs.guardian.co.uk
Job Centre Plus
Provides help and advice on jobs and training for people who can work and financial help for those who cannot. Site offers information on job hunting and writing CV’s
www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk
Prospects
The graduate careers website.
www.prospects.ac.uk
Charity Jobs
Jobs/ volunteering opportunities within the not for profit sector.
www.charityjobs.com
Forum3
Search for jobs in the not for profit sector.
www.forum3.co.uk/event-index.asp
Volunteering opportunities
TimeBank
TimeBank is committed to supporting people to give their time to the issues that matter to them in ways that fit with their lives.
www.timebank.org.uk
Junction49
An online community where young people can share and develop ideas to make a difference. Whether you want to do something big or small, everyday or extraordinary to improve your community or change the world, Junction 49 is on hand to offer you support and advice so you can turn your idea into a reality.
www.Junction49.co.uk
Do It
Do It allows you to search for volunteering opportunities available in your local area.
www.do-it.org.uk
Volunteering England
Provides information about ways that you can volunteer.
www.volunteering.org.uk
Brent Volunteer Centre
Promotes and support volunteering across the borough of Brent.
www.brava.org.uk
Kensington and Chelsea Volunteer Centre
Promotes and supports volunteering across the borough of Kensington Chelsea.
www.voluntarywork.org.uk
Charity Jobs
Jobs / volunteering opportunities within the charity sector
www.charityjobs.com
Vinspired
V is the youth volunteering charity launched in May 2006 whose mission is to inspire a new generation of young volunteers in England aged 16-25. V is supported by the Office of the Third Sector in the Cabinet Office
www.vinspired.com
Vcashpoint
Vcashpoint is the funding initiative offering young people the cash they need to turn their ideas for volunteering projects into a reality. Designed by v20, v’s youth advisory board, the youth fund offers grants of up to £2500 for 16-25s in England to set up their own volunteering projects in their local community
www.vinspired.com/v/funding/vcashpoint
Other useful sites
Battlefront
Information about campaigns which are driven by inspirational young people.
www.battlefront.co.uk/
Chain Reaction
Aims to connect people and provide spaces where they can collaborate with others across boundaries and come up with new ideas and ways of working.
www.chain-reaction.org
Cyber Mentors
Enables young people to support each other online. Whether you are being bullied or are just feeling a bit low, Cyber mentors can listen and support you.
http://www.cybermentors.org.uk
Global Youth Action
Supporting young people to share their passions and understand more the global issues that matter to them.
www.globalyouthaction.org.uk
Horse’s Mouth
An online network for informal mentoring or simply for reading about inspirational people and stories.
www.horsesmouth.co.uk
Make Your Mark
Make Your Mark is the campaign to give people in the UK the confidence, skills and ambition to be enterprising - to have ideas and make them happen.
www.makeyourmark.org.uk
Swap a Skill
An online community where people can swap skills, favours and things locally or online around the world.
www.swapaskill.com
Youth Action Network
The national organisation with unique experience and expertise in the Youth Action approach to volunteering.
www.youthactionnetwork.org.uk
Youth Net
Provide guidance and support to young people thereby enabling them to make educated life choices, participate in society and achieve their ambitions.
www.youthnet.org
Yousphere
Yoursphere is filled with dynamic social hubs we call “spheres,” where young people with shared interests — such as music, fashion, gaming, sports, and academics — interact.
www.yoursphere.co.uk
