About us

Stoke-on-Trent Targeted Advice and Guidance service is a service that provides digital careers support to young people in the area who are unsure of their next steps, are not in employment, education or training or would like to find something new to do with their spare time or a way of contributing to their community.

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Powered by Shaw Trust, this service is part of a diverse range of not-for-profit public services focusing on care, education, work and wellbeing that helps more than 500,000 people every year. We are one of the UK’s largest charities, supporting people for over 40 years and employing more than 3,000 people in England, Scotland and Wales. We work with commissioners, employers and other partners to deliver services of the highest quality and lasting social value. We put people at the centre, knowing the right support at the right time can make a huge difference to an individual’s life. We empower people from childhood to career through our services embracing employability, education, learning and skills, children’s services and health and wellbeing support. Shaw Trust’s vision is a future where good, meaningful, rewarding, purposeful and dignified employment is accessible to all in society irrespective of life circumstances. Shaw Trust’s mission is to focus their experience, skills, advocacy and passion to deliver the highest quality services for the people they support and to improve opportunities and access to work now and for the long term.