{"id":183090,"date":"2025-10-01T17:58:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T17:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/183090\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T17:58:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T17:58:09","slug":"tees-valley-connect-to-work-scheme-to-help-people-find-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/183090\/","title":{"rendered":"Tees Valley Connect to Work scheme to help people find work"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"TeesTees Valley Combined Authority<\/p>\n

Connect to Work aims to help people overcome barriers such as poor health to find work<\/p>\n

A multimillion-pound programme designed to help thousands of people with health issues find work is set to launch across the Tees Valley.<\/p>\n

The \u00a317.6m Connect to Work scheme will offer one-to-one support to jobseekers who face barriers to employment, such as disabilities or long-term health conditions.<\/p>\n

It will be funded by the Department for Work and Pensions and aims to help more than 5,000 people by 2030.<\/p>\n

Tees Valley Combined Authority’s portfolio lead for education, employment and skills, Lisa Evans, said the programme was about giving people “the right help at the right time”.<\/p>\n

“We know there are some really big barriers that can stop people from getting into work and, for many, staying in a job can be just as challenging,” added Evans, who is also the Labour leader of Stockton Council.<\/p>\n

“That’s why it’s so important we come together on this so we can help unlock people’s strengths.”<\/p>\n

\"Mayor<\/p>\n

Conservative Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen said the scheme would give people the support they need to succeed<\/p>\n

Employment specialists will work with people to build a personalised plan around their needs, while providing help with CVs, applications, training, qualifications and interviews.<\/p>\n

Connect to Work – which will be led by Hartlepool Borough Council in partnership with the region’s local authorities – is primed to offer a tailored package of help to match people’s job goals and needs. <\/p>\n

It will also assist those at risk of falling out of their current jobs because they are finding it difficult to cope due to their health condition.<\/p>\n

Conservative Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen said the scheme was designed to make sure people across the region had the chance to find and keep a good job.<\/p>\n

“This is about ensuring people’s ambitions and their strengths are taken into account – and they get the support they need to succeed,” he said.<\/p>\n

“By working hand-in-hand with lifeline local employers – who know their own industries – and health professionals, we’ll break down these barriers so as many local people as possible can get into work, stay in jobs and build livelihoods.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tees Valley Combined Authority Connect to Work aims to help people overcome barriers such as poor health to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":183091,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[45,49,48,124],"class_list":["post-183090","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-jobs","tag-business","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-jobs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183090","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=183090"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183090\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/183091"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=183090"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=183090"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=183090"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}