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Barclays LifeSkills offers a variety of resources and opportunities for educators – whether you’re working with young people or adults to prepare them for their first job, progress in their career, make changes to their working life or even start their own business. There are also resources to help develop financial capability and money management skills.

You’ll find content suited to a range of settings, including class work, one-to-one or group sessions, and remote learning. 

Discover how LifeSkills can help you support others build the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to succeed in work. Browse this page to find hints and tips, research insights and further support, to help you get started make the most of the programme. Alternatively, start exploring the full range of lessons for young people or adult learning modules and discover resources to boost your employability session planning here.

LifeSkills for young people

Request a partner led workshop
Request a partner led workshop

Find out how LifeSkills can support you to get your students ready for the world of work.

Understand core transferable skills original
Understand core transferable skills original

Find out more about the core transferable skills young people need to be better prepared for the future workplace.

Explore a learning pathway to support personal development and overcoming challenges
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Explore a learning pathway to support personal development and overcoming challenges

To make planning that little bit easier take a look at our suggested route through the resources to help support personal development and overcoming challenges.

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Support for careers education in different nations
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Support for careers education in different nations

LifeSkills can be used to support careers education and skills development in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and England. Find out how resources align to your nation.

Remote learning resources
Remote learning resources

Explore our remote resources, supporting online learning sessions and independent study. From engaging Online lesson films to Interactive worksheets.

Help your students get work experience virtually
Help your students get work experience virtually

Support your students to gain insight into a range of workplaces virtually from a simulation tool, broad range of industry films and interactive worksheets.

LifeSKills content curriculum guide
LifeSKills content curriculum guide

Not sure where to start on your LifeSkills journey? Our comprehensive content guide provides direct links between LifeSkills resources and the curriculum.

Resources
Resources

Our free resources help you, your students and their parents make the most of LifeSkills. Available as instant PDF downloads or we can also send printed copies.

LifeSkills for adult learners

Working life
Working life

Help adult learners discover a range of articles, films and virtual lessons which they can use independently to develop their financial capability and employability skills.

Guide to coaching adult learners
Guide to coaching adult learners

Get the best out of the LifeSkills programme for your adult learners with our step by step educator delivery guide and top tips for coaching adults.

Expand your own knowledge and horizons

LifeSkills Award
LifeSkills Award

Apply for a LifeSkills Award and shout about your institution’s commitment to delivering top employability teaching through LifeSkills.