Celebrating Connect to Work success

We will be delivering the government’s new Connect to Work programme in County Durham, Gateshead, Sunderland, Newcastle and North Tyneside.  

In County Durham, we will work with two delivery partners, Groundwork North East and Rethink Mental Illness. In Newcastle and North Tyneside, we will be supporting Groundwork North East as their sub-contractor. In Gateshead and Sunderland, our sister company, Dynamic Community Fusion, will provide support by offering mental health and wellbeing services. 

Connect to Work is a voluntary programme designed to tackle economic inactivity by providing a specific form of support targeted at the right people at the right time. The scheme provides intensive, personalised help including individual coaching from employment specialists, job matching services, and ongoing support for both participants and employers to ensure sustainable employment outcomes. It is funded by the Department for Work and Pensions and commissioned by mayoral combined authorities across England and Wales. 

Delivery will commence in early autumn, and we expect to help more than 5,000 people over the next five years.

“Wins like this wouldn’t be possible without the success we’ve had in the North East over the last 15 years, including our more recent experience delivering Skills programmes and Impact Pilots in County Durham, Sunderland and Gateshead,” said Paul de Pellette, Triage CEO. “We are extremely proud of Nicola Brittle and our business development colleagues for the effort they invested in the bid, and we look forward to Jasmin Ayre leading on our delivery.”

We are currently recruiting colleagues to join team Triage and help deliver Connect to Work. More information here.