Redundancy support & resources for the Northern region

On this page, we bring together information on redundancy support and resources for the Northern region.

We also use government big data sources to analyse projected job growth and demand for the Northern region.

Northern job growth

Which jobs will see the most growth in the Northern region?

Northern job demand

Which Northern region occupations have the lowest unemployment rates?

National redundancy support

National organisations that provide redundancy support.

North East

Skills Support for the Workforce: Northern

www.ngtc.co.uk/support/skills-support-for-the-workforce-ssw-north-east

The Employees Support in Skills (SSW) is an ESF initiative which aims to support employees across the North East LEP areas (Northumberland, Tyne & Wear and County Durham Region). Delivering Government funded training to increase employability, workforce competencies and transferable skills.

Contact 01942 230 292 [email protected]

The Skills Hub Newcastle

www.skillshubnewcastle.co.uk

The Skills Hub is a collaboration between organisations in Newcastle and the North East offering employment support, careers advice and guidance and opportunities in key businesses. One stop shop for all employment related issues.

Contact 07970 155 908 [email protected]

New College Durham

newcollegedurham.ac.uk

Skills Support for Redundancy (SSR) Co-financed by the Skills Funding Agency, New College Durhams' Skills Support for Redundancy (SSR) contract provides support for people living in the North East of England who have been made redundant, including those under notice of redundancy.

NELP – North East Learning Providers Consortium

www.nelp.co.uk/esfa-redundancy-support-service-for-apprentices-launches

To support apprentices who have been made redundant or think they might be in the future, the ESFA has launched the Redundancy Support Service for Apprentices (ReSSA). Apprentices can call 0800 015 0400 to get free advice, find new opportunities, and access local and national support services offering financial, health and wellbeing, legal and careers advice.

North East Learning Providers (NELP) is a confederation of organisations delivering work- based learning to young people and adults in Gateshead, Newcastle, North Tyneside, Sunderland, Durham, Newton Aycliffe and Bishop Auckland.
Contact: 07751 340 0818 or 07939 035 511 [email protected]

Skills North East

sne.org.uk

Work with both employed and unemployed learners to help provide the knowledge and skills to improve their lives and employment opportunities so they are able to reach their full potential. SNE offer a range of pre-employment and work-based training courses across several sectors.

Working with employers and learners alike to provide required, quality, bespoke training that is both relevant and current. The company works across Newcastle, Hartlepool, Northumberland and Doncaster.

Contact: [email protected] Phone 0191 250 4590.

Tees Valley Skills Support for the Workforce

Skills Support for the Workforce

ssw.fundingunit.org.uk

Delivered by Calderdale College and working through a network of locally based, professional training providers, our Skills Support for the Workforce project offers fully funded training to help SMEs fill skill gaps, raise productivity. Both individuals and employers can access fully funded training to support the achievement of new skills.

Tees Valley 07948 320 817

[email protected]

Tees Valley Combined Authority

teesvalley-ca.gov.uk

The authority website has an Education, Employment & Skills section with information and links.

Cumbria

Jobs Fuse

Cumbria Jobs Fuse has been launched to support regional employers and help those whose jobs have been affected as a result of the coronavirus. Individuals can seek support by calling the National Careers Service freephone number 0800 100 900 or visit the website nationalcareers.service.gov.uk

The Edge

www.theedgeincumbria.co.uk/skills-support-for-redundancy

The Edge is a partnership of Further Education Colleges and training providers that work together. Support is available for individuals recently made redundant (within the last 3 months) for example to gain new skills, retrain in key employment markets and gain higher level qualifications. Contact at www.theedgeincumbria.co.uk/contact-us/

Support is also there for enterprises of any size that are undergoing industrial restructuring by providing skills and employability support for their employees who are at risk of redundancy.

Which jobs will see the most growth in the North East?

15.27%

#1 Projected employment growth (2021 to 2027)

Financial institution managers and directors

13.37%

#2 Projected employment growth (2021 to 2027)

Medical and dental technicians

13.31%

#3 Projected employment growth (2021 to 2027)

Paramedics

#	Occupation	Predicted change in employment (2021 to 2027)	Employment in 2021 (North East)	Predicted employment in 2027 (North East)
1	Financial institution managers and directors	15.27%	1,834	2,114
2	Medical and dental technicians	13.37%	2,536	2,875
3	Paramedics	13.31%	1,585	1,796
4	Call and contact centre occupations	12.31%	5,989	6,726
5	Teaching assistants	11.92%	17,264	19,322
6	Playworkers	11.68%	1,515	1,692
7	Midwives	11.65%	2,823	3,152
8	Actors, entertainers and presenters	11.54%	1,924	2,146
9	Physiotherapists	11.54%	3,302	3,683
10	Nurses	11.49%	39,654	44,211
11	Dental practitioners	11.35%	2,274	2,532
12	Occupational therapists	11.33%	2,507	2,791
13	Health professionals n.e.c.	11.12%	2,429	2,699
14	Customer service occupations n.e.c.	10.92%	11,715	12,994
15	Customer service managers and supervisors	10.85%	5,908	6,549
16	Estate agents and auctioneers	10.82%	1,266	1,403
17	Educational support assistants	10.71%	6,424	7,112
18	Houseparents and residential wardens	10.52%	1,853	2,048
19	Veterinarians	10.52%	1,008	1,114
20	Finance and investment analysts and advisers	10.04%	3,347	3,683
21	Nursery nurses and assistants	10.03%	8,000	8,802
22	Youth and community workers	10.01%	3,908	4,299
23	Health associate professionals n.e.c.	9.84%	2,470	2,713
24	Medical radiographers	9.71%	1,627	1,785
25	Housing officers	9.64%	2,625	2,878
26	Child and early years officers	9.50%	1,758	1,925
27	Communication operators	9.30%	1,688	1,845
28	Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.	9.17%	6,127	6,689
29	Chartered surveyors	9.12%	1,754	1,914
30	Special needs education teaching professionals	8.77%	2,577	2,803
31	Electronics engineers	8.77%	1,300	1,414
32	Medical practitioners	8.75%	13,640	14,834
33	Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors	8.70%	6,343	6,895
34	Counsellors	8.68%	1,371	1,490
35	Animal care services occupations n.e.c.	8.56%	1,741	1,890
36	Childminders and related occupations	8.56%	5,400	5,862
37	Telephone salespersons	8.52%	2,522	2,737
38	Purchasing managers and directors	8.51%	1,646	1,786
39	Journalists, newspaper and periodical editors	8.50%	1,553	1,685
40	Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.	8.31%	1,468	1,590
41	Publicans and managers of licensed premises	8.21%	2,265	2,451
42	Health services and public health managers and directors	8.19%	2,564	2,774
43	Nursing auxiliaries and assistants	8.07%	12,922	13,965
44	Property, housing and estate managers	8.06%	4,865	5,257
45	Managers and directors in transport and distribution	8.05%	2,149	2,322
46	Care workers and home carers	7.99%	31,683	34,214
47	Dental nurses	7.97%	2,183	2,357
48	Primary and nursery education teaching professionals	7.89%	14,866	16,039
49	Business and financial project management professionals	7.82%	5,396	5,818
50	Quality assurance and regulatory professionals	7.78%	2,198	2,369

Source: Working Futures

Which North East occupations have the lowest unemployment rates?

1.18%

#1 Unemployment Rate

Midwives

1.18%

#2 Unemployment Rate

Nurses

1.50%

#3 Unemployment Rate

Health professionals n.e.c.

#	Career	Vacancies that are hard to fill	Vacancies with a skill shortage	Unemployment rate (North East England)
1	Midwives	n/a	n/a	1.18%
2	Nurses	63.51%	36.79%	1.18%
3	Health professionals n.e.c.	n/a	n/a	1.50%
4	Podiatrists	n/a	n/a	1.50%
5	Medical radiographers	n/a	n/a	1.50%
6	Veterinarians	73.97%	50.88%	1.50%
7	Dental practitioners	n/a	n/a	1.50%
8	Ophthalmic opticians	n/a	n/a	1.50%
9	Pharmacists	n/a	n/a	1.50%
10	Psychologists	n/a	n/a	1.50%
11	Medical practitioners	52.73%	30.7%	1.50%
12	Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c.	18.33%	14.57%	2.06%
13	Waste disposal and environmental services managers	n/a	n/a	2.06%
14	Shopkeepers and proprietors – wholesale and retail	n/a	n/a	2.06%
15	Hairdressing and beauty salon managers and proprietors	n/a	n/a	2.06%
16	Garage managers and proprietors	n/a	n/a	2.06%
17	Property, housing and estate managers	32.54%	19.7%	2.06%
18	Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c.	32.26%	28.91%	2.34%
19	Planning, process and production technicians	n/a	n/a	2.34%
20	Quality assurance technicians	n/a	n/a	2.34%
21	Building and civil engineering technicians	n/a	n/a	2.34%
22	Engineering technicians	n/a	n/a	2.34%
23	Electrical and electronics technicians	n/a	n/a	2.34%
24	Laboratory technicians	n/a	n/a	2.34%
25	Health and safety officers	19.21%	17.87%	2.45%
26	Inspectors of standards and regulations	n/a	n/a	2.45%
27	Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists	n/a	n/a	2.45%
28	Vocational and industrial trainers and instructors	33.37%	23.69%	2.45%
29	Human resources and industrial relations officers	31.77%	26.75%	2.45%
30	Public services associate professionals	n/a	n/a	2.45%
31	Production managers and directors in mining and energy	n/a	n/a	2.70%
32	Production managers and directors in construction	44.73%	44.73%	2.70%
33	Production managers and directors in manufacturing	38.62%	33.57%	2.70%
34	Engineering professionals n.e.c.	32.22%	31.25%	2.72%
35	Production and process engineers	n/a	n/a	2.72%
36	Design and development engineers	40.85%	40.39%	2.72%
37	Electronics engineers	n/a	n/a	2.72%
38	Electrical engineers	n/a	n/a	2.72%
39	Mechanical engineers	n/a	n/a	2.72%
40	Civil engineers	50.16%	47.96%	2.72%
41	Business and related associate professionals n.e.c.	14.45%	11.3%	2.79%
42	Financial accounts managers	n/a	n/a	2.79%
43	Financial and accounting technicians	n/a	n/a	2.79%
44	Importers and exporters	n/a	n/a	2.79%
45	Taxation experts	n/a	n/a	2.79%
46	Finance and investment analysts and advisers	11.11%	8.76%	2.79%
47	Insurance underwriters	n/a	n/a	2.79%
48	Brokers	n/a	n/a	2.79%
49	Estimators, valuers and assessors	40.4%	38.05%	2.79%
50	Officers of non-governmental organisations	n/a	n/a	2.80%

Source: Labour Force Survey and UKCES Employer Skills Survey