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DurhamWorks

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  • Summary

  • DurhamWorks is a partnership project between Durham County Council and partner organisations working together to support young people who are not in education, employment or training. In this series explore how DurhamWorks helps young people overcome the barriers to getting into work with insightful conversations from both employers and employees. Hear about the support they give to those who aren’t quite ready for the labour market to ensure they achieve their future goals.
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Episodes
  • ‘now they’re completely different people…always willing to go the extra mile’

    ‘now they’re completely different people…always willing to go the extra mile’
    Oct 1 2019

    Helen Radcliffe from DurhamWorks HQ gives you the lowdown on how the programme could help you. We also check into The Park Head Hotel, Bishop Auckland to hear from owner Claire about the huge benefits of the partnership.
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    16 mins
  • ‘I got to meet new people and learn about the world’

    ‘I got to meet new people and learn about the world’
    Oct 1 2019

    Hear Christopher’s inspirational story.  Once homeless and with a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia, he enrolled onto a traineeship in Business Administration with the help of DurhamWorks and never looked back.
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    11 mins
  • ‘he was their mentor rather than their teacher’

    ‘he was their mentor rather than their teacher’
    Oct 1 2019

    Meet the Lowes family in Barnard Castle.  Joe, a young man with Asperger’s, has benefited hugely from the DurhamWorks programme, hear from him and his Mam Amanda on the difference it has made to his life.  Plus Helen Radcliffe from DurhamWorks HQ gives you your next steps if you think you would benefit from the programme.
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    15 mins
Career Success Education Economics
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