Start Profile

What Start Profile is

Start Profile is a web platform from U-Explore for young people exploring careers and education options. It brings together job profiles, employers, industries, and local-area exploration. Students can save jobs, employers, industries, and qualifications they like in a StartProfile, then use a Locker to keep experiences and skills and review interactions recorded by a teacher. The platform also covers post-16 and post-18 pathways, providers, courses, and support available to young people with SEND. Staff can access an adviser guide, and activities are designed for young people to work with teachers or advisers. Registration is available for students, careers guidance professionals, school or college staff, parents or carers, and job seekers. Users can register with Google or Microsoft or set up a username and password. U-Explore says the platform is free to young people, with information, advice, and opportunities funded by partner organisations, including employers. Availability is limited to a growing number of Careers Hub areas.