Welcome to our Employment Service
Welcome to Northumberland Skills – Your Journey Starts Here​
Looking for work or training in Northumberland? We’re here to help.
Our Employment Specialists work 1-to-1 with residents aged 18+ to overcome barriers and take the next step into work or training. Whether you’re starting out, changing jobs, returning to work, or improving your skills, we offer tailored support.
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We also partner with local businesses to match residents with vacancies and work experience opportunities. Explore our programmes below and start your journey today.
Tailored employment programmes
​​We offer a number of employment and skills programmes (in partnership with our funders and delivery partners) to help residents aged 18 years and over to raise their skills and move into work. This may be for those who are moving into work for the first time, need to change jobs, want to improve their skills, or are returning to the labour market. All support is tailored to individual needs.
Northumberland County Council also works with local businesses and organisations to match residents with vacancies, and the kind of work experience to help a move into work.​ Explore our programmes below.
We're here to help
Northumberland County Council also offers Work Smart Live Well drop-in sessions for anyone who is thinking about getting into work, starting a course, finding an apprenticeship and improving their wellbeing. These run weekly at various locations - you can see details of upcoming events, the organisations that will be there and what they offer on the padlet here.
If the above programmes aren't right for you, the government also offers The Skills Toolkit, which has some free courses to help you learn new skills or get a new job. ​