Real life stories

With tailored careers guidance, Daniel explored his options, built his confidence, and secured the hands on apprenticeship he’d been aiming for.

Beth has taken her first step towards her dream career as a solicitor.

Tailored support enabled Frankie to get started in her ideal career.

Josh’s careers adviser helped him to apply for an apprenticeship and kickstart his career in engineering.

Following support from a careers adviser, Olivia is thriving in an engineering apprenticeship. 

Connor found his ideal apprenticeship with a local company after attending an event at his school.

With tailored careers support, Jude felt understood and positive about his future.

Jack’s school careers adviser gave him the confidence to follow his passion.

Careers support helped Kordy choose the right college course.

Careers support helped Isabelle feel less anxious and more confident about her future.

With support from a careers adviser, Aoife took a step towards a career in motorsport engineering.

Abby's careers adviser helped her find her path to working with animals.

Careers advice gave Taylor-Ann the confidence to apply to her ideal college course after leaving school due to bullying.

17-year-old Alex overcame anxiety to continue with his career plans.

School careers adviser helped Kian with his career path.

Careers support helped Grace take her first steps towards a future in physics.

Careers support helped Andy turn his passion for fitness into a career plan.

Careers support helped Lowri make a confident choice about her next steps.

Careers support helped Ashlei discover a future in aerospace engineering.

With tailored support, Ben found the right college course and feels more confident about his future.

With tailored careers support, Thomas has gained a college place in creative media, and will be pursuing his dream to work in performing arts.

Jack's careers adviser helped him apply for a mechanics course at college.

19-year-old Will from Cardiff shares his story of how his loss of hearing hasn’t stopped him from following his ambition to pursue a career in medicine.

Jack’s school careers adviser gave him the confidence to follow his passion.

Amelia had no idea what she wanted to do after she left school, but careers helped her get to military college.

Gabrielle was inspired after a rare diagnosis halted her career plans.

James is one of our Careers Advisers. Find out James' top tips for learning Welsh.

Lauren is a Careers Adviser who's learning Welsh. Find out how Lauren is getting on.

Luisa is a Learning and Development Co-ordinator at Careers Wales. Find out Luisa's top tips to learning the language.

Nathalie shares her experiences of learning Welsh and her tips for other learners.

Find out how and why the Welsh language is important to Dewi's business, community and customers.