Career Matters (CM) is a social enterprise, providing career services, co-production, co-design, consultation and service delivery through face-to-face and digital solutions. Enabling social mobility is the foundation for every partnership solution that Career Matters supports across education, health, social care and industry sectors.
As a social enterprise, we have a particular focus on lived experience communities, including children who are in local authority care, young people and adults who have left care and individuals who have been involved in the criminal justice system. Both of these communities face the cliff edge of care and we seek to create a support system to connect them into futures with hope and opportunity.
Our partnerships utilise design thinking, innovation and collaboration to improve social mobility, improve systems and and workforce development.
The dedicated team at Career Matters are skilled professionals at implementing innovative projects and solutions which seek to democratise access to education, employment and improved futures.
Examples of our work can be seen here at the Lived Experience Charter and Thrive projects.
Career Matters designs and delivers innovative programmes to improve social mobility and equitable access to education, employment and health
About Us
Career Matters was established in 2016 and is led by an experienced team of skilled professionals across education, careers, vocational and industry. Supported by a Board of Advisors, Ambassadors, Lived Experience Charter Community of Practice and Thrive Action Groups. The team are dedicated, passionate and bring significant experience supporting partners through training and designing impactful solutions to improve recruitment pathways, talent development, innovative projects and ideas.
The wider team of career coaches, mentors, researchers, health and justice, criminal justice and care experienced specialists are committed and passionate to improving outcomes. Career Matters is a lived experience led and delivered by service.
