CareerGuard actively supports NEET programme delivery in partnership with universities, aligned with the Youth Guarantee and access and participation funding priorities.
Give every student a skills story employers can trust
CareerGuard gives your careers and employability team a platform to help students build verified SkillSnap digital profiles that go far beyond a degree certificate. Aligned with the HEAR Report and OfS Condition B3.
Trusted by
Financial Times
Unify.
Unify Solutions
Roehampton University
University of Greenwich
From enrolled to employer-ready
Universities partner with CareerGuard to give students access to the SkillSnap platform from day one. Students build a living portfolio of verified skills, internship experience, and campus achievements throughout their studies.
University onboards
Your careers team gets a branded CareerGuard environment. Students are invited to create free SkillSnap profiles from enrolment.
Students build their profile
Video introductions, skills assessments, internship reflections, society roles, and campus achievements. All verified and timestamped.
Employers see real skills
Graduates apply to jobs on CareerGuard with their full SkillSnap profile. Employers get AI-ranked candidate reports beyond the CV.
University tracks outcomes
Your employability team sees aggregated data on skill development, engagement, and graduate destination aligned to B3 metrics.
Built for what regulators and employers are asking for
The Higher Education Achievement Report (HEAR) calls for a comprehensive, verified record of students’ broader skills, extracurricular activity, and campus involvement. CareerGuard’s SkillSnap system is the practical delivery mechanism.
HEAR-aligned verification
Soft skills, technical competencies, and campus involvement captured and verified through CareerGuard’s assessment library.
B3 progression evidence
Demonstrable graduate employability data to support your Access and Participation Plan and OfS B3 progression reporting.
Employer-recognised profiles
Graduates share SkillSnap profiles when applying for jobs. Employers on CareerGuard use them as a primary screening signal.
Beyond the degree class
CareerGuard captures what the certificate cannot: internship skills, volunteering, project work, and communication ability.
OfS Condition B3 requires universities to deliver positive outcomes for students, measured against continuation, completion, and progression into skilled employment or further study. CareerGuard directly strengthens the progression leg of this requirement.
Supporting young people furthest from employment
CareerGuard designs and delivers bespoke employability programmes for NEET cohorts in partnership with universities. Career Readiness Workshops, Graduate Launch Lab, and curriculum-integrated skills modules built around widening participation goals.
Career Readiness Workshops
Intensive workshops covering job search strategy, skills identification, digital CVs, and employer mindset. Suitable for NEET and widening participation cohorts.
Graduate Launch Lab
Post-graduation support for students who leave without a clear employment pathway. Practical, skills-first, and focused on fast progression to employment.
Curriculum by Design
Co-designed employability modules embedded directly into degree programmes. Gives all students a verified skills record, not just those who seek extra support.
Funding alignment: CareerGuard's NEET programmes are compatible with Access and Participation Plan funding, the Youth Guarantee, UKSPF, and the Youth Jobs Grant. We can support your team in structuring delivery to meet grant reporting requirements.
What students build. What employers see.
A living, verified profile that students carry from enrolment straight into the job market. No CV guesswork. No degree class lottery.
Real students.
Real outcomes.
Career Readiness in action at Roehampton University and the Financial Times early careers programme.
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"CareerGuard processed 700 candidates in 90 days while saving over 2,000 recruiter hours. The SkillSnap profiles gave us a completely different lens on candidates."
Early Careers Team, Financial Times
700
candidates screened in 90 days
2,000+
recruiter hours saved
Talk to our university partnerships team
We work with Heads of Employability, Careers Service Directors, and Access and Participation leads. Book a call and we will show you exactly how CareerGuard fits your student cohort and regulatory context.
- Skills-first employability aligned to HEAR and OfS B3
- NEET and widening participation programme delivery
- Live in weeks, not semesters
- Roehampton and Greenwich partnership case studies available
Request a partnership call
Typically 30 minutes. No hard sell.