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Supporting Northumberland’s employers

Supporting Northumberland’s businesses is key to ensuring our continued growth across the County, and promoting local people into good work helps deliver a more inclusive and sustainable local economy.

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Watch how Work Smart Live Well engages with industry to support Northumberland businesses with recruitment and staff development.

How we work

A key part of the Work Smart Live Well service is the support available for employers of all sizes across Northumberland.

The business-facing part of the service is delivered by an experienced Employer Engagement Coordinator working with Business Northumberland, the business growth, regeneration and inward investment arm of Northumberland County Council.

We can give you the advice and guidance you need to help resolve your recruitment, skills, employee development and any other people needs you identify, and the practical support to put advice into action.

With our knowledge of the skills funding landscape, we can work with you to identify your needs and signpost you to any funded provision available, helping reduce the cost of your employee development.

You can see more information about how Northumberland County Council works with businesses of all sizes in the county including current business support programmes at Growing your business – Business Northumberland

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Get in touch

For more information or to discuss how your business can engage with Work Smart Live Well get in touch.

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Alex Kempster

Employer Engagement Coordinator, Northumberland County Council

[email protected]

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