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Adults who live in Gateshead can now access free specialist support to help them lose weight and create healthy habits.

The 12 week Oviva Weight Management programme provides individuals with a personalised healthcare plan and one-to-one support from qualified clinicians, as well as access to the Oviva app. 

The app features food, activity and progress trackers, helpful resources and connection to a group chat, giving users the opportunity to share their experiences and support each other through their weight loss journeys.

The free 12-week programme is delivered remotely, offering

Purpose

This programme is designed to provide advice and support for people needing help with managing money, designed to empower them to have the confidence to manage their income, make positive decisions with their money, understand the implications of work on managing a budget, as well as the financial support that’s available to them.

Good financial skills remove a barrier and increase confidence, allowing people to focus on other areas of their life, better maintain or gain employment and maintain housing and relationships. The impact of not understanding how to maintain and manage

The qualification provides an ideal opportunity for anyone interested in developing the skills and experience needed to look for a job in youth work.          

The Youth Work industry is currently under-staffed, so this Level 2 Award provides an ideal opportunity for anyone interested in developing the skills and experience needed to enable them to look for a job in a youth work setting.  

Activity 

The Level 2 Award in Youth Work Practice includes learning associated with the theory of Youth Work, safeguarding, young people’s development and communication. Through the programme

With a qualification in Health and Social Care you're already closer to your future job, and will have a better understanding of care work too.                  

This Level 1 accredited training is ideal for anyone who is interested in developing skills in care work to enable them to move into employment in a care setting. No baseline academic qualifications are required to join the course. 

Activity 

Participants will gain the right skills and learn the ethos needed for care work. This activity could be a follow-on to Carer Work Experience (participants can ‘top up’ with an

Get recognised for your volunteering work, or learn about how volunteering could benefit you, with this Level 1 NVQ qualification.                        

Volunteering is also, however, an ideal way to gain a valuable track record and experience in new areas of work, significantly improving employment prospects.  

The Level 1 Volunteering NVQ is the perfect opportunity for anyone who currently volunteers to gain an accredited qualification as evidence of their activities and achievements through volunteering. It is also suitable for anyone interested in exploring volunteering and