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Retrain or Upskill

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Find out what grants and bursaries are available for adult learners
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Find out what Learner Support is available
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Are you eligible for student finance?
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Find out about Teacher training funding

Find the course you need to retrain or upskill here

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Take a skills health check

The skills health check is a set of quizzes and activities provided by the National Careers Service designed to help you explore your skills, interests and motivations.
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Discover your skills

This assessment, provided by the National Careers Service, asks you to think about the type of work you want to do. At the end, you’ll get a summary of job…

Free online courses to help your professional development and learn new skills

The Skills Toolkit is made up of free courses to help you learn new skills or change jobs. Including general skills that apply to all sectors and more specialised skills.

Explore your local colleges

Durham

New College Durham
Eastdurham

East Durham College
Gateshead

Gateshead College
Newcastle

Newcastle College
Yne

Tyne Metropolitan College
Northumberland

Northumberland College
Tyneside

South Tyneside College
Sunderland

Sunderland College
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Bishop Auckland College
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Derwentside College

National Careers Service

The National Careers Service can help you with your career, learning and training choices. Call 0800 100 900 or use webchat to speak to an advisor.