Jobseekers support

The Employment and Skills Team offer the following support to Solihull residents who are not currently in employment:

• Guide you with job search and application
• Improve your essential skills such as numeracy, literacy and digital skills through training to increase your chances of gaining employment
• Offer wellbeing support to increase your confidence and to help breakdown any barriers to employment you may have
• Improve your interviewing skills through mock interviews and training

The Specialist and Targeted team were established to provide advice and support, to Solihull residents with additional needs, who may be looking to access employment or training opportunities. Our support includes:

• Help to overcome barriers to job search, interacting with employers, colleges or learning providers
• Move you closer to achieving your careers aspirations through activities and development opportunities
• Boost your levels of confidence and wellbeing

Skills for Success supports young people in school years 11 - 13 to understand careers and learning pathways and develop the key employment skills needed to make their best choice. The programme offers:

• a package of workshops to help prepare young people for the world of work: raising aspirations, professional behaviours coaching, plus additional time for one-to-one support.
• advice, information and guidance on apprenticeships, university and employment opportunities.
• support with managing anxieties and worries.

Schools can refer pupils with this form.

Specialised support for young people with SEND is available under the Local Offer including Supported Internship.

Post 16 Tracking Team

You or your parent/guardian, may receive a call, text message, or email from one of our Tracking Team asking for information about what you/your child is doing now.

Here’s why: 

Solihull Council has the responsibility to track the destinations of all young people on whether they are in education, employment or training. This includes those who are educated in Solihull in Year 11 or live in Solihull up to the end of the academic year in which they turn 18, and extends to their 25th birthday for young people with an EHCP (Education, Health and Care Plan).

We have a statutory duty to send this information to the Department for Education each month (we report purely on numbers not by individual) and it needs to be accurate. You may have already told us what you are doing but we need to make sure it’s still the same after a certain point in time.

We receive regular enrolment and withdrawal data from local schools and colleges. If we are notified that you/your child is no longer attending, we may contact you to offer support and ensure we have an up-to-date destination recorded.

E-mails will come from iocomms@solihull.gov.uk or post16tracking@solihull.gov.uk and text messages from 07786 203100, you will be able to reply directly to these. The phone number does not accept incoming calls.

If we are unable to confirm you/your child’s current destination using phone call / text or e-mail we may visit you at home to collect this information.  If you no longer live in Solihull, please get in touch to let us know your new address as the local authority where you now live is responsible for collecting this information.

To get in touch or if you require any further information, please e-mail: post16tracking@solihull.gov.uk

For more information on the statutory duties placed on local authorities and to view our Privacy Notice, please see links below:

• Participation of young people: education, employment and training - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
• Privacy Notice - Employment and Skills (solihull.gov.uk)