Information, advice and guidance in the community

Stockport Family’s Education and Careers Advice Service (ECAS) caseload and support all young people aged 16 and 17 who are not in education, employment or training (NEET). The Raising of the Participation Age (RPA) requires all young people under the age of 18 to stay in learning until their 18th birthday.

ECAS:

  • work with young people and track their destinations to make sure that they're supported into sustainable EET
  • continue to support young people up to the age of 25 with an Education and Health Care Plan (EHCP)
  • offer ongoing careers guidance where it's established that a young person is NEET