If you are leaving the care system, there may be additional support for you. The CPCA has signed up to The Care Leaver Covenant which is a voluntary scheme that supports care leavers aged 16 to 25, who leave care after their 16th birthday. We’re taking a step towards a fairer future, where every young person has access to opportunities and resources that help them reach their full potential.

What does that mean for the Combined Authority? 

As a Combined Authority, we are committed to:

• Providing a Care Leavers Bursary for Care Leavers aged 19-22, who are resident in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough and enrolled on a course funded by us.                                            
• Independent and impartial careers advice and guidance through the National Careers Service.                                                    
• Provide work experience and apprenticeship opportunities ourselves and broker opportunities from local businesses.            
• As an employer ourselves, we have signed up to become a care leaver friendly employer.

• We will offer guaranteed interviews when Care Leavers meet the minimum criteria.
  
  

For further information
Care Leaver Opportunities - Care Leaver Covenant (mycovenant.org.uk)