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Introducing the VONNE Workspace Finder
Thanks to the support of our members and partners from across the region’s VCSE community, VONNE Jobs has become the sector specific recruitment…
Read ArticleHartlepool Borough Council seeks Covid community champions
Hartlepool Borough Council are currently recruiting Covid champions in business, the voluntary sector and in communities to receive information and…
Read ArticleBridging the access gap in Tyne and Wear
A new initiative to encourage more members of the public to take up sign language as an extra language and skill, is now available to residents of…
Read ArticleMedia Trust's digital spring school opens for applications
Media Trust is partnering with digital and charity experts to provide specialist training and mentoring – helping you to supercharge your…
Read ArticleSupporting change makers in the North East
Looking to start, build or scale your social impact organisation in 2021? Applications are now open for the 10th year of the School for…
Read ArticleProud to be part of National Lottery Community Fund’s new infrastructure programme
We’re pleased to announce our successful bid to the National Lottery Community Fund’s new infrastructure programme,…
Read ArticleWEA offers new training courses to Tees Valley residents
WEA Tees Valley, part of the Workers' Educational Association, which provides part time courses for adults, is working with Tees Valley Combined…
Read ArticleSkill up with FIRST - free understanding enterprise course
Gateshead-based FIRST, who support people to develop confidence and essential skills so they can find a job, has launched its new Level 1 Award in…
Read ArticleWe've signed the pledge to always #ShowTheSalary
VONNE has joined a growing movement to make the VCSE sector a fairer and more equitable place by signing the pledge to end…
Read ArticleVera author backs project to recruit reading coaches across the North East
Award-winning crime writer Ann Cleeves is helping fund a new scheme, which looks at the link between health and losing yourself in a good book. The…
Read ArticlePHE launches new psychological first aid training for those supporting children and young people affected by Covid-19
Online training developed by Public Health England (PHE) is now available to all those who care for or work with children and young people aged up to…
Read ArticleNew digital inclusion report from Good Things Foundation
‘Shocks, knocks and skill building blocks’ is a new report leading digital inclusion charity Good Things Foundation, following a one-year…
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