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Start Profile
Wakefield, United Kingdom
What it is
Start Profile is a web platform from U-Explore for discovering and connecting with future career opportunities. Young people can explore job profiles, employers, industries, and local areas, then save liked jobs, employers, industries, and qualifications in a StartProfile. A Locker stores experiences and skills and lets users review interactions recorded by a teacher. The platform supports planning around post-16 and post-18 pathways, providers, courses, and available support for young people with SEND. Registration is available for students, careers guidance professionals, school or college staff, parents or carers, and job seekers. Staff receive access to an adviser guide, while activities are designed for collaboration between young people and teachers or advisers. Users can sign in with Google or Microsoft or create a username and password. U-Explore says access is free to young people, funded by partner organisations including employers. Availability is limited to a growing number of Careers Hub areas. U-Explore is a UK-based EdTech company founded in 2005.
For and against
For
- Explores jobs, employers, industries, and local areas
- Stores skills and experiences in a Locker
- Supports post-16 and post-18 pathway planning
- Offers adviser resources for staff
- Free access for young people
Against
- Available only in a growing number of Careers Hub areas
- Features depend on partner-funded content and opportunities
- Web platform only
The verdict
Start Profile brings career exploration, personal records, and pathway planning into one web service. Its free access for young people and collaboration tools make it suitable for supported education and careers guidance.
Who it suits
It suits young people exploring careers, education pathways, and training options with support from teachers or advisers. Careers professionals, school staff, parents, carers, and job seekers can also register.
Plans and prices
Free access for young people
Free to young people; content and opportunities funded by partner organisations
Read 4 Oct 2026 · u-explore.com
On the record
- Access and cost
- U-Explore says its platform is free to young people, with information, advice, and opportunities funded by partner organisations including employers.u-explore.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Availability limit
- The Pathways site says the platform is available in a growing number of Careers Hub areas.pathways.startprofile.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Career exploration
- The platform includes job profiles, employers, industries, and local area exploration.cumbria.startprofile.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Education planning
- The platform supports exploration of post-16 and post-18 pathways, providers, courses, and available support for young people with SEND.pathways.startprofile.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Educator resources
- The Pathways platform says staff can access an adviser guide, and its activities are designed for collaboration between young people and teachers or advisers.pathways.startprofile.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Locker
- The Student Guide says users can store experiences and skills in a Locker and review interactions recorded by their teacher.careers.startprofile.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Maker
- U-Explore describes itself as a UK-based EdTech company founded in 2005.u-explore.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- U-Explore says it is committed to protecting users’ privacy and directs users to its Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.u-explore.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Profile
- Students can use a StartProfile to record jobs, employers, industries, and qualifications they have liked.london.startprofile.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- U-Explore says its platform gives young people access to opportunities to discover and connect with future careers.u-explore.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Sign-in options
- Users can register with a Google or Microsoft account or create a username and password.careers.startprofile.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Support
- The Pathways site directs questions about the platform to the Start team at [email protected].pathways.startprofile.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Who it serves
- The registration page offers account types for students, careers guidance professionals, school or college staff, parents or carers, and job seekers.careers.startprofile.com · read 4 Oct 2026
