www.connexionswest.org.uk is designed for young people and adults looking to progress in education, employment or training, and also provides useful information about Connexions West of England including the recently launched Education Business Partnership.

Importantly, the website comes online just when many young people are wondering what their exam results hold in store.

Staying at school is often the right option for those who want to continue their education beyond 16 in a familiar and secure environment. The website’s education zone helps young people to decide on the courses to suit them, whether academic or job-related, or a mixture of both.

For many, the path to further study or the world of work will be well mapped out but for others there will be uncertainty and a need for practical information, advice and guidance.

The new website therefore includes a CV toolkit and tips on how to write the kind of covering letter that will immediately interest a prospective employer. Want to know how to find those jobs which are never advertised? The website will tell you.

Those seeking training for specific jobs and careers can also find information which will point them in the right direction.

www.connexionswest.org.uk provides links to useful websites which can make the first steps towards work and training less of an ordeal and more of an adventure.

Parents and carers have a dedicated section aimed at providing them with information needed to support their young person in the choices they need to make. But, for many young people the steps to adulthood are complicated by a lack of support from family and friends that others may take for granted. The life zone tackles these issues head-on, pointing users in the right direction for advice on topics such as health, housing, the law, money, relationships and travel and transport.

Adults also have access through the website to careers information and advice services and information about learning, training courses and work, from a network of organisations across Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire,Gloucestershire, Swindon and Wiltshire offering free and impartial advice.

Professionals who work with young people will have their own section providing them with useful resources to support them in their work, while the Education Business Partnership pages detail Connexions West of England’s information and brokerage service for education providers and employers, whilst also providing useful information on employing young people.

Keith Harrison, Chief Executive and Managing Director, said: “The website makes finding out about Connexions West of England and the services we offer so easy. If you are a young person thinking about your future or immediate choices or just want some advice, or if you are an adult seeking careers guidance my advice is use the website.

"If you are from a school or college or employer, then our website will provide you with essential information for developing the workforce of the future.”