Parents & Carers

Help your child explore career ideas and plan their next steps.

Explore our guides for parents and carers

Beeline

Beeline is a free digital careers tool for young people in Greater Manchester. This page gives you a step-by-step guide on how to use Beeline with the young person in your life, including conversation starters and top tips for talking about careers.

GMACS

The Greater Manchester Apprenticeship & Careers Service, or GMACS, is here to help you sit down with your young people and plan and think about their future. This page is a quick guide to explain the key areas of the site and how you can use them with the young people you care for.

Careers conversations

Not sure how to help the young people you look after with their careers decisions? Worried about making sure they make the right one? On this page, we’ve got some information designed to help you with having those important careers conversations with your young people.

Find helpful careers events in your area

You and your child could attend careers events together, or you could encourage your child to attend suitable events on their own. See some examples of events below or click through to see events local to you.

Apprenticeship Fair Tameside College

Apprenticeship Fair Tameside College

Date: 11/02/2026
Time: 10am-1pm
Suitable for: Students and parents

Join the Apprenticeship Fair at Tameside College to discover apprenticeship opportunities, speak to employers, and get career advice.

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Network Rail: Your Future Right on Track – Manchester Piccadilly

Network Rail: Your Future Right on Track – Manchester Piccadilly

Date: 11/02/2026
Time: 10am-2pm
Suitable for: Anyone interested in apprenticeships

National Rail's Apprenticeship Team will be travelling around Piccadilly Station and the surrounding network, popping up at a variety of stations to chat with the public and showcase the fantastic opportunities their apprenticeship schemes offer.

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Apprenticeships Explained Webinar with GMLPN

Apprenticeships Explained Webinar with GMLPN

Date: 11/02/2026
Time: 6pm-7pm
Suitable for: Anyone interested in apprenticeships

This interactive session is designed for parents, carers and young people who want to better understand what apprenticeships are really like!

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Get more support from GM Higher

Looking for more ways to support your child?

GM Higher provides guides, webinars, and local events for parents and carers.

See opportunities your child could take part in

Greater Manchester is lucky enough to have a huge range of opportunities your child could take part in, as well as a lot of support they could access. Some of these might be volunteering or work experience, while others offer free advice and help. See what’s available below.

Amazing Apprenticeships “The Parent Perspective” Podcast

Amazing Apprenticeships “The Parent Perspective” Podcast

“The Parent Perspective” is an exciting podcast series for parents and carers, helping them to support their children with careers advice and guidance. Series 3 is bigger and better than ever, led by our brilliant new host, Rachel Burden! Together with Not Going to...

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Speaking Out Could Save A Life

Speaking Out Could Save A Life

Together we can end knife crime in Greater Manchester. If you are concerned about a young person – your son, daughter, nephew, niece, friend, or someone you know, speaking out about…

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