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Career Connect

Impact Report 2024/25

Career Connect's 2024/25 Impact Report details support for over 107,000 people across careers guidance, NEET tracking, and prison-based employability and justice services across the North West and Midlands.

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Careers information, advice and guidance in schools; NEET tracking and support across eight local authorities; justice services in prisons and probation including CFO Evolution and CIAG; accredited training and CPD for careers professionals

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 107,375 people supported in 2024/25, up 10% year-on-year
Key Metric 2 51,000 students given careers information, advice and guidance across 245 schools and colleges
Key Metric 3 Group income £14.18m (year ended 31 March 2025)

Key Outcomes

  • 12,881 participants supported through justice services contracts across 18 UK prisons
  • 1,337 education, training and employment outcomes achieved through the CFO Evolution contract in its first year
  • £8.8m of additional social value generated in 2024/25

Geography

North West

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