We&#39;ve just launched an exciting new <a href="https://www.northoftyne-ca.gov.uk/news/3-million-employment-boost/">£3 million programme funded through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF)</a>to provide valuable help to out-of-work residents in who are looking to progress into good employment. The three innovative projects will provide support to people who are economically inactive. The programme will help people with complex or multiple challenges to work and be adapted to their individual needs. Projects will provide much needed support through activities such as one-to-one mentoring, job application advice, skills courses, help with budgeting, and health and wellbeing services. However we know everyone&#39;s circumstance are different we would like to provide help that works you! <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/commonplace-digital-limited/image/upload/v1691493494/projects/northoftyne/c93956f0-fd45-439a-bddf-05fd3fe8deb0.jpg" /> If you are unemployed or have recent experiences looking for work, we want to hear from you. Please have your say by completing our <a href="https://employment.commonplace.is/en-GB/proposals/aspirations/step1">short survey</a>. The survey aims to understand the challenges different people in the area face when trying to find work. The survey findings will help us determine how best to allocate our funding for employment and skills support for the next financial year. After you&#39;ve completed the survey please remember to share the survey link with friends and family. The more people that fill it in the better the insight we&#39;ll get to what services are needed. Thanks

Survey on Employment and Skills Service Provision

The Energy Democracy Project is working to understand what actions workplaces are taking across the North East region to reduce their energy consumption and improve sustainability to future-proof offices, factories and other spaces of work. Please take a moment to tell us about your work, what kinds of measures you have taken at your workplace (if any), and what support you would like to improve your understanding of decarbonising workplaces. <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/commonplace-digital-limited/image/upload/v1678883941/projects/northoftyne/50a4a2de-7655-49b4-9f48-1af445cd2ea2.png" /> We want to learn about the great action workers are currently taking within their workplaces to improve sustainability, health and safety, and the wellbeing of staff and what barriers remain. We need your expertise to directly shape regional policy. Please fill out this short survey for your chance to win a £100 John Lewis shopping voucher. <a href="https://tinyurl.com/unionexamples">https://tinyurl.com/unionexamples</a> The survey closes: 6 April 2023. Please contact helen@energydemocracyproject.com if you have any questions about the survey.

Workplace Actions to Increase Sustainability to Future-Proof Jobs and Workplaces in the North East

The Energy Democracy Project and the North of Tyne Combined Authority are running a series of online, paid workshops for workers in two key sectors in the region – agriculture and construction – to share their experiences and discuss what a fair and inclusive transition to a low-carbon economy means to them. <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/commonplace-digital-limited/image/upload/v1676056898/projects/northoftyne/724e841b-90eb-4f3d-96d8-975bceb11b2c.png" /> The workshops will be participant-led, with small group discussions following the ‘world café’ model. This involves informal conversations where participants examine an issue or question in small groups with the help of a discussion host. The workshops will be based on four key themes: sustainability, skills and knowledge, the nature of work in the sector and government support. Please register your interest in taking part in a workshop below: For the Future of Farming in the North East Workshop, please sign-up<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc41UoyqKRJYN6w25oR5_zGHPlo4J1E8Bacdc9oZOz_wijHQw/viewform">here</a>. <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/commonplace-digital-limited/image/upload/v1676057009/projects/northoftyne/79d0d9eb-4178-44cb-b5e3-e31b15d5032c.jpg" /> For the Future of Construction in the North East Workshop, please sign-up <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfRZMz0mS1vCNjA_IdW1STLiPjd0Qb2bEXSfUromiGxrE_A8w/viewform">here</a>. <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/commonplace-digital-limited/image/upload/v1676057086/projects/northoftyne/5ae1794f-7a48-45c5-a688-18e2c843b266.jpg" /> The workshops are open to anyone interested in working in these sectors, currently employed in these sectors, and people studying a relevant course in these industries. The workshops will take place in late February and early March 2023. Participants will be paid £30 for their attendance. The workshops are an opportunity for people involved within these sectors to have their voices heard by a wider audience and directly shape the recommendations of regional just transition policy. For further information about the project and the workshops, please contact the team at: helen.coulson@northoftyne-ca.gov.uk and ben@energydemocracyproject.com

Just Transition Workshops for Workers in the Agricultural and Construction Sectors 

Crowdfund North of Tyne gives local people the opportunity to create and fund projects which celebrate and improve our local areas. 

We at the Combined Authority want you to tell us what you think should be included in the next round of funding.

Your suggestions will help determine how £495,043 is prioritised and spent across our communities.

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To help us better understand your views and hear more about the ideas you have to support the low-carbon jobs of the future, would you be happy to be contacted by the research team about taking part in a future follow-up interview?

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