With evidence-based profiles & employer engagement.
Showcase your skills, talents & experience with the Startingpoint App. Gain career advice, work experience and employment opportunities to shape your career journey.
The Startingpoint web and app platform enables all young people to showcase their skills, talents, motivation, creativity and potential. Our platform assists individuals in identifying and promoting their inherent skills and values. This allows everyone to stand out in higher education and work applications via the platform.
Traditional CVs often miss what matters: real strengths, growth over time, and the simple adjustments that help a person thrive. Startingpoint puts lived evidence first so every learner can present their whole self and employers can make fair, informed decisions.
Add video, photos and PDFs of the real things you have done — in class, at work, on the pitch or in your community.
Every piece of evidence is tagged with the skills and attributes behind it, building a holistic profile that grows with you.
Ask to connect with an organisation. Your mentor approves first contact, and employers only ever see your anonymised profile.
A CV of grades does not show what a person can actually do. The Employability Passport collects the evidence behind each skill, so a profile shows growth over time — and can be exported as a PDF for any application.
A first message needs mentor approval, and employers only ever see an anonymised profile. Moderation is part of the platform, not an add-on.
A school mentor approves first contact before any employer can reply.
Employers see evidence and skills — never personal details.
Every conversation sits inside the safeguarding system, with a clear audit trail.
Showcase your skills, talents & experience with the Startingpoint App. Gain career advice, work experience and employment opportunities to shape your career journey.
Meets the Gatsby Benchmarks by providing access to quality career advice and real work experience with our unique, moderated safeguarding system. Let your students find and apply for opportunities with your permission.
The portal was developed with apprenticeship providers, students, and employers in mind. It is a unique place where students can create their dynamic evidence-based profiles, browse apprenticeships, and seamlessly engage with employers.
Promote your business and its employment opportunities directly to talented young people with the skills and motivation to drive your company into the future. Connect with education providers to support and inspire the next generation in your local community. Find your next apprentice, offer work experience and share industry expertise.
Each audience gets what it needs from the same evidence — and everyone gains from the others being there.
Startingpoint is available as both a web portal and a handy mobile app to make accessing career opportunities and uploading to your journey as easy as possible.
An entire school's account can be set up, and all students onboarded, in just an hour.
Built to help schools and colleges meet the benchmarks with real work experience.
Safeguarding and GDPR are designed into the platform, not bolted on.
Available in English (UK) and Welsh across web and mobile.
“A CV of grades does not show what a young person can actually do. We connect motivated and skilled young people with organisations seeking to make a positive impact.”
If you are interested in a demo or would like to know more, please get in touch and one of our team will be in touch as soon as possible.