Employability Durham

10/04/2026

📍 Spennymoor Elevate Hub – Join Us Next Week! 🤝

Our Spennymoor Elevate Hub will be open at Spennymoor Leisure Centre, offering a relaxed, welcoming space to drop in for a chat and access local support. ☕💬

📌 Location: Spennymoor Leisure Centre, DL16 6DB
⏰ Time: 10:00am – 2:30pm

✅ Employability Durham will be available throughout the day to support with work, skills and next steps

💙 Wellbeing for Life will be running a wellbeing group from 1:00pm – 2:30pm

Everyone is welcome — no pressure, just friendly support. Drop in and see how we can help 🙂✨

10/04/2026

09/04/2026

Peterlee Elevate Hub – Join Us for Support & Guidance! 🤝

Tomorrow our Spennymoor Elevate Hub is open at Peterlee Leisure Centre and here to support residents with access to a wide range of services — whether you're looking to develop new skills, find employment opportunities, build confidence, or link with local wellbeing support. 💼🌱💬

📌 Location: Peterlee Leisure Centre, SR8 1AF
📅 Day: Fridays
⏰ Time: 10:00am – 2:30pm

What you can access at the Elevate Hub:
💼 Employment support & advice
📚 Help with skills and confidence
🤝 Connections to local services and partners
🌟 No pressure — just possibilities
Everyone is welcome — whether you're dropping in for a quick chat, seeking information, or wanting support with your next steps. Come along and discover what’s available to help you move forward. 🚀🙂

08/04/2026

📍 Stanley Elevate Hub – Join Us for Support & Guidance! 🤝

Tomorrow our Stanley Elevate Hub is open at The Louisa Centre and here to support residents with access to a wide range of services — whether you're looking to develop new skills, find employment opportunities, build confidence, or link with local wellbeing support. 💼🌱💬

📌 Location: Louisa Centre, DH9 0TE
📅 Day: Thursdays
⏰ Time: 10:00am – 2:30pm

What you can access at the Elevate Hub:
💼 Employment support & advice
📚 Help with skills and confidence
🤝 Connections to local services and partners
🌟 No pressure — just possibilities
Everyone is welcome — whether you're dropping in for a quick chat, seeking information, or wanting support with your next steps. Come along and discover what’s available to help you move forward. 🚀🙂

07/04/2026

📍 Spennymoor Elevate Hub – Join Us for Support & Guidance! 🤝

Today our Spennymoor Elevate Hub is open at Spennymoor Leisure Centre and we're here to support residents with access to a wide range of services — whether you're looking to develop new skills, find employment opportunities, build confidence, or link with local wellbeing support. 💼🌱💬

📌 Location: Spennymoor Leisure Centre, DL16 6DB
📅 Day: Tuesdays
⏰ Time: 10:00am – 2:30pm

What you can access at the Elevate Hub:
💼 Employment support & advice
📚 Help with skills and confidence
🤝 Connections to local services and partners
🌟 No pressure — just possibilities

Everyone is welcome — whether you're dropping in for a quick chat, seeking information, or wanting support with your next steps. Come along and discover what’s available to help you move forward. 🚀🙂

07/04/2026

🌟 We’re in our Elevate Hubs this week! 🌟

Employability Durham will be at our Elevate Hubs throughout the week, ready to chat and see how we can support you. Whether you’re looking for guidance, advice, or just want to find out what help is available, pop along and speak to the team 💬
Our Elevate Hubs bring together a range of practical support, wellbeing services, and community links — all in one easy, welcoming place.

You can find details about our hub locations, what support is available, and everything we’ve got coming up on our Elevate Padlet 👇

https://padlet.com/employabilitydurhamelevate/elevate-hubs-access-to-support-services-tepqz1trvrzjcdvg

If you can’t get to one of our Elevate Hubs, you can still get support:
📞 Call us: 03000 262009
📧 Email: employability@durham.gov.uk
🌐 Visit: https://www.durham.gov.uk/employability
Let’s make support easier to find for everyone 💙

The Elevate Hubs are weekly drop‑in sessions offering personalised support to help you move closer to work or training. No appointment is needed — just come along and speak to our team. This Padlet shares the weekly timetable showing which organisations will be attending each Elevate Hub and the...

02/04/2026

🐣 Happy Easter from Employability Durham! 🌼
We hope you have a wonderful and relaxing bank holiday weekend.
Please note that our offices will be closed from 5pm on Thursday, 2 April 2026, and will reopen at 9am on Tuesday, 7 April 2026 following the Easter bank holiday weekend.
If you need support during the break, send us a message here or contact us via our website:
👉 https://www.durham.gov.uk/employability
Have a lovely Easter! 🌷✨

01/04/2026

📍 Stanley Elevate Hub – Join Us for Support & Guidance! 🤝

Tomorrow our Stanley Elevate Hub is open at The Louisa Centre and here to support residents with access to a wide range of services — whether you're looking to develop new skills, find employment opportunities, build confidence, or link with local wellbeing support. 💼🌱💬

📌 Location: Louisa Centre, DH9 0TE
📅 Day: Thursdays
⏰ Time: 10:00am – 2:30pm

What you can access at the Elevate Hub:
💼 Employment support & advice
📚 Help with skills and confidence
🤝 Connections to local services and partners
🌟 No pressure — just possibilities

Everyone is welcome — whether you're dropping in for a quick chat, seeking information, or wanting support with your next steps. Come along and discover what’s available to help you move forward. 🚀🙂

01/04/2026

🎉 BREAKING NEWS from Employability Durham! 🎉
We’re excited to reveal our brand new innovation in career support…
✨ The Transferable Skills Scanner™ ✨
Just hold your hand over the device, and it instantly tells you:
🧠 All your hidden strengths
💪 Every transferable skill you didn’t know you had
🌟 Your confidence level (measured in “You’ve Got This!” units)
Early test results include:
• Someone who said “I don’t really have any skills” — detected as Organisational Champion, Communication Pro, and Problem-Solving Wizard 🪄
• One person who doubted themselves — scanner displayed “Confidence: 99% potential unlocked!” 🚀
• A participant who claimed they were “just a parent” — scanner overheated from detecting TOO MANY skills 👀🔥
Unfortunately… the Scanner has mysteriously stopped working today.
Something about “too many amazing people overloading the system.” 😄
But here’s the real truth:
You don’t need a fancy machine to discover your strengths — you already have them, and we’re here to help you recognise (and use!) every single one. 💛
Happy April Fools’ Day from Employability Durham!
No tricks — just support to help you build confidence, grow your skills, and move forward. Contact us today to see how we can support you: https://www.durham.gov.uk/employability

31/03/2026

📍Employability Durham at The Venue Stanley – Tomorrow!

💼 We’ll be at The Venue, Stanley (DH9 6AH) tomorrow from 10am – 12pm offering information, advice, and guidance on all things related to our service.

💬 If you’re looking for support with employment, training, skills, or confidence-building, pop in for a chat — we’re here to help!

You can find more about what we offer here:
👉 https://www.durham.gov.uk/employability

31/03/2026

🌟 Employability Durham – Monthly Round-Up! It’s been a brilliant month across Employability Durham!

🔴 Redhills Trailblazing Together Expo
We loved showcasing our support offer, meeting partners, and connecting with residents at this fantastic event.

🎉 Client Successes
Huge congratulations to everyone who’s moved into work, gained new skills, or taken positive steps toward the labour market. Every achievement counts!

🚀 Elevate Hubs
Our Elevate Hubs continue to grow, offering friendly, local support from a wide range of services!

🤝 Adviser Support
A big thank you to our advisers for their ongoing dedication and personalised support across the county.

Here’s to another month of progress, opportunity, and empowering our communities!

30/03/2026

📍 Spennymoor Elevate Hub – Join Us for Support & Guidance! 🤝

Tomorrow our Spennymoor Elevate Hub is open at Spennymoor Leisure Centre and here to support residents with access to a wide range of services — whether you're looking to develop new skills, find employment opportunities, build confidence, or link with local wellbeing support. 💼🌱💬

📌 Location: Spennymoor Leisure Centre, DL16 6DB
📅 Day: Tuesdays
⏰ Time: 10:00am – 2:30pm

What you can access at the Elevate Hub:
💼 Employment support & advice
📚 Help with skills and confidence
🤝 Connections to local services and partners
🌟 No pressure — just possibilities

Everyone is welcome — whether you're dropping in for a quick chat, seeking information, or wanting support with your next steps. Come along and discover what’s available to help you move forward. 🚀🙂