Carer Skills & Opportunities Day: Your Next Chapter
Join us in person for Carer Skills & Opportunities Day and kick-start your next chapter with new tools and connections!
Carer Skills & Opportunities Day: Your Next Chapter
When you’re caring for someone, your own ambitions, education or career can sometimes have to take a back seat. Your Next Chapter is a free event designed to give unpaid Carers and ex- Carers the opportunity to focus on themselves and explore what could come next.
Has your caring role changed? Could now be the time to focus on you?
Maybe your child has started school and you have more time on your hands?
Are you a Young Adult Carer that may have struggled to combine caring and education, who is looking for a way to improve your skills/job prospects.
Whether you’re thinking about returning to learning, developing new skills, volunteering, finding work or simply building your confidence, come along and discover the support and opportunities available to you.
You’ll be able to meet organisations from across Birmingham offering:
- Adult learning and education
- Skills development and training
- Employment and careers support
- Volunteering opportunities
- Confidence and personal development
- Digital skills and lifelong learning
- Support with preparing for or returning to work
There’s no expectation that you know what you want to do next. The event is an informal opportunity to have conversations, ask questions and find out what opportunities might be right for you.
Who is it for?
The event is open to unpaid Carers, including Young Adult Carers, who would like to explore opportunities around learning, skills, volunteering or employment.
It may be particularly useful if your caring responsibilities have made it difficult to continue with education, develop your career or focus on your own goals.
Event details
Thursday 22 October 2026
1:00pm – 3:00pm
TouchBase Pears
750 Bristol Road
Selly Oak
Birmingham
B29 6NA
The event is free to attend. Booking is encouraged to help us know how many people to expect, but it is not compulsory.
Take some time to focus on you, explore your options and discover what your next chapter could look like.
For more information, email info@forwardcarers.org.uk.
Photographs
Please note that photographs and videos will be taken during this event. If you have any concerns, please speak to a team member. Our staff will be wearing Forward Carers branded polo shirts.
Parking
The venue is fully accessible. There is a car park at the rear of the building via Selly Wharf, off Elliot Road (next to Stellantis &You Vauxhall Birmingham South). Very limited free parking is available for blue badge holders (6 spaces) as well as parking in the parent and child spaces (4 spaces). Unfortunately, car parking spaces CANNOT be reserved and spaces are available on a first come, first served basis. There is disabled parking in Lottie Road car park but this is a walk to the venue.
-There is also FREE on road parking nearby on the neighbouring streets.
– Neighbouring retail park as FREE parking for up to 4 hours https://sellyoakshoppingpark.co.uk/visit-us/parking/
Please visit the Touchbase Pears website here for details on how to find us by car or public transport.
This is a Birmingham Carers Hub event. If you would like to register with Birmingham Carers Hub please click here.
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