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Each year between November 13 – 19, people and organizations around the country participate in Transgender Awareness Week to help increase understanding about transgender people and the issues members of the community face.

Trans Awareness Week takes place the week before Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20. Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR), is an annual observance on November 20 that honors the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence that year.

Find out more here: Transgender Awareness Week 

Starting Monday 10 November….

Every year, bullying impacts the lives of countless young people and silence helps it grow.

That’s why, this Anti-Bullying Week, we’re empowering young people to use their Power for Good to safely speak up and raise awareness when they see bullying, face to face or online.

Lasting change needs all of us. From playgrounds to parliament, our homes to our phones — we all have a part to play.

Together, we can use our Power for Good to end bullying — for good.

Find out more here: Anti-Bullying Week 2025.

CiCi helps you find your way through the education, employment, and training pathways available to you to help you make important decisions about your future. You can find lots of information on CiCi about courses, skills and jobs, as well as help exploring possible career opportunities.

You can access CiCi directly using the following link: CiCi for DurhamWorks.

CiCi is a national award-winning AI tool developed by CareerChat UK. It provides 24/7 access to reliable careers information and advice, and is already being used successfully in schools, colleges, universities, careers services, and by World Skills UK.

DurhamWorks will be running the following training courses throughout County Durham soon.

The courses are ran by specialist training organisations, offer an opportunity to get life experience, learn life skills and make new friends.

It works 4 U (Groundwork NE)

The “It works 4 U” course offers you up to 6 months support focussing on removing barriers to work, enhancing your skills and qualifications to help you toward education, employment, or training. This course will run in venues in north and east Durham.

E-Nature (Groundwork NE)

The six-week E-nature course aims to: Improve your health and well-being, increase your confidence, and make you feel ready for work. The course will also make you more aware of green issues and help you to link with your local community and local green spaces. The course activities will take place both online and in community green spaces.

Supported Mentorship (Cornforth Partnership)

This course offers you up to 6 months support focussing on removing barriers to work, enhancing your skills and qualifications to help you toward education, employment, or training. This course will run in venues in south Durham.

Go Lead (Cornforth Partnership)

“Go Lead” runs for 6 weeks and includes topics such as Safeguarding awareness and Emergency First Aid at Work. It also gives you the opportunity to help with the ‘Fun and Food’ programme which delivers community activities for children over the summer.

 Springboard

This is twelve-week programme is for young people who are not in education, employment or training and have SEMH (Social, Emotional and Mental Health) challenges, high/complex needs or diagnosed and undiagnosed autism. The course focuses on life skills, confidence, teamwork and moving towards education, employment, or training.

More details about all these courses will be published on the Courses page of our website over the coming weeks.

Alternatively, if you wish to find out more now please message us here.

Finding the Right Path to Employment Transcript.pdf

At 17, Connor Usher found himself uncertain about his future. After leaving college because it wasn’t the right fit, he spent months unsure of what to do next. Traditional options like the Job Centre didn’t feel like the right place for him, and he didn’t know there were other organisations that could help.

That changed when he found DurhamWorks. Through their support, Connor gained confidence, improved his communication skills, and found a clear path forward. With the guidance of his advisor, he secured a role as a Peer Mentor with Groundwork. Now, he’s not just in full-time employment—he’s helping others who are in the same position he once was.

DurhamWorks gave Connor the direction and support he needed, and now he’s doing the same for others.