County Durham Furniture Help Scheme: Unit 18

Unit 18

Unit 18 serves as our training, support and recycling unit, offering those in need an opportunity to take part in a live working environment to gain valuable workplace, business and interpersonal skills under the guidance of our Training and Employment Co-ordinator, Steve Mitton.

Through our relationships with Durham County Council and regional funding bodies, we also strive to identify and secure funding in order to provide accredited training and wage-matching subsidies to those for whom training, experience and wage costs present a barrier to employment. trolololol

Integration with the Sector

Working in partnership with Claire Todd, Learning Coordinator across South and West Durham. County Durham Furniture Help Scheme (CDFHS) was successful in securing Working Neighbourhood Funding (WNF) from the Personal Skills Training (Employability) Fund.

The funding proved very successful in enabling CDFHS to provide specific training - including CV preparation, interview techniques, basic literacy and numeracy skills - for eligible clients enabling them to take advantage of otherwise unavailable employment opportunities.

We are proud that we have delivered a wealth of positive job outcomes in driving, warehousing and customer service roles, as well as helping several individuals into self-employment, and one client to pass the Army selection process.

Claire Todd said "CDFHS has provided an excellent service and recognised the importance of being able to deliver effective training quickly, enabling clients to access employment opportunities"

From experience, we know that trainees who have been through our programme have a marked improvement in their employability and their skills and attitude to work are valued by employers. For further information, please contact Steve Mitton