Preparing for adulthood: Education, training and employment

Training

If you feel you would benefit from extra training, there are many services available to help you:

Springboard North East 

Springboard North East offers a range of work-based courses to adults over 19 years.

They are free to people who are:

  • unemployed and claiming benefits
  • employed and their wages are below a certain threshold.

Courses include care and childcare, hair and beauty, and hospitality and catering. 

See Springboard North East.


South Tyneside Works  

South Tyneside Works offers a range of training courses to help adults get into work or improve their skills.

Courses include employability skills, maths and English, retail and customer service, business and admin, warehousing and logistics. 

See South Tyneside Works.


Training in Care 

Training in Care offers training to adults who want a career as a carer.

The work-based courses lead to qualifications that can be used in the care sector. 

See Training in Care.


Learning Concepts 

Learning Concepts offers work-based courses including IT skills, retail, warehousing, cleaning, security and forklift.

It also offer maths, English and employability courses. 

See Learning Concepts.


Community First North East 

Community First is an independent training provider.

It offers courses in functional maths and English, customer service, business admin, caring for children and caring for adults.

See >Community First North East.


Auxillia Youth Services 

Auxillia Youth Services offers information, advice and guidance to help young adults find a job, apprenticeship or training.

See Auxillia Youth Services.


Northern Rights Skills Service 

Northern Rights Skills Service offers short courses and qualifications for those aged over 19.  

See Northern Rights Skills Service.