Personalised employability coaching and support for 16-30 year olds.
Skills Shape provides personalised, employability support for individuals who need clarity, confidence, and practical skills to move forward with employment and progression.
Our services are designed for young adults, career changers, and organisations seeking structured, meaningful support that goes beyond traditional careers advice.
As of March 2026, over 1 million young people aged 16–24 were not in education, employment or training.”
Who we work with
We support young people and adults who need clarity, confidence and practical tools to move forward into work, education or training.
Only 49% of young people feel they know what employers want.
Skills Shape Services
Our coaching sessions, tools and programmes are designed to shape around your employability support needs and to enable you with the tools and confidence to gain employment.
6 Core Employability Sessions, giving young people the tools support and confidence to gain employment.
Skills Shape Core Sessions
As well as employability coaching, we offer practical and theory driving sessions to young people to support their independence, confidence and employability.
Driving towards Independence
We dont just talk about future goals.
We help young adults search for real local opportunities and take action.
Local Job Search & Opportunity Support
Skills Shape supports young adults to search for real jobs, training, apprenticeships, volunteering and progression opportunities in their local area.
Through our live Opportunity Hack sessions, we help people explore what is available, understand job adverts, identify suitable roles and take practical steps towards applications.
OPPORTUNITY HACK Live
Wednesdays
10am - 12pm
For Organisations/Programmes
Practical online employability session for organisations running programmes with young people.
Live opportunity-search sessions tailored to a specific group, location or employment theme. Help participants explore real jobs, apprenticeships, training , and progression routes available in a local area.
Opportunity Hacks can be designed around:
A specific local area or region
A target group of young people
A particular sector or career theme
Current programme goals
Employer engagement activity
Live vacancies and local progression routes
Organisations can book a one-off Opportunity Hack for a group of participants or a short series of sessions to support participants at different stages of their employability journey.
For Individuals
Opportunity Hack: Live Local Job Search Support
Opportunity Hack is a practical live session where we search for real opportunities in your area together.
This could include jobs, apprenticeships, training, volunteering or work experience. We help you understand what employers are asking for, spot opportunities that match your strengths, and start applying with confidence.
Practical 1:1 session where we search for real opportunities together.
We look at what is actually available in your area and help you explore suitable jobs, apprenticeships, training, volunteering or work experience opportunities.
During the session, we can support you to:
Search for live local opportunities
Understand job adverts and employer expectations
Identify roles that match your strengths, interests and goals
Build confidence applying for opportunities
Start or improve applications
Create a clear action plan for next steps
This session is ideal for young adults who feel stuck, unsure where to search, or overwhelmed by applications.
Many are stuck in the ‘middle’ not failing , but not progressing.
Organisations
Skills Shape also works with organisations delivering employability programmes and supporting young people into work and becoming more independent.
We provide flexible employability coaching support that enhances engagement, confidence and progression outcomes.
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