Open Doors: Beyond Barriers

Open Doors: Beyond Barriers is a strand 1 UKSPF project led by Newcastle College, with Newcastle United Foundation, Winnovation, Education Partnerships North East, the Prince’s Trust, Children North East, Groundwork North East & Cumbria and The Key as delivery partners.

The project will offer residents across Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland a unique employment journey, supporting them via a suite of varied activities provided by the partners on the project, ensuring they adopt positive routines suited to their specific needs and move positively towards employment. We will do this by removing barriers to employment, building confidence and motivation to work, and progress with basic skills.

Activity will be delivered in the heart of our communities, with participants receiving dedicated 1:1 support to address health and wellbeing barriers to search for work, and:

· Increase confidence to apply for a job.

· Develop interpersonal skills and engage in life skills.

· Gain accredited qualifications.

· Become aware of green skilled jobs.

· Improve or engage with IT and other skills to improve chances of employment success.

· Improve their financial stability, self-esteem and health.

Our beneficiaries are those who are unemployed, Socially Excluded, or Economically Inactive.

We want to engage with:

· Young people aged 16-24

· People aged 50-64

· Ethnic Minorities

· Females