Are you interested in starting your own Childminding business or maybe you fancy working as a Personal Assistant?
TEDCO has partnered with Training in Care Limited to help South Tyneside residents who wish to become self-employed as Childminders or as Personal Assistants.
Training in Care Limited is providing fully-funded* vocational training and TEDCO is providing business start up support. This is a rolling programme so you can join at any time.
* See www.trainingincare.co.uk for details of funders and partners

Training in Care course options:
Childminding
NCFE Level 2 Certificate for the Children & Young People’s Workforce
This course runs every Tuesday from 9:30am – 2:30pm
Venue: Training in Care, 46 Charlotte Street, South Shields, NE33 1PX
For more information please contact Training In Care Limited on 0191 537 3529 or email oscarmcfarlane@trainingincare.co.uk
The qualification is designed to help learners build the knowledge and skills needed when working under supervision with children and young people from birth to 19 years of age. It covers a diverse range of job roles and occupational areas working in children’s settings including early years and social care. On completion of this course, you’ll be fully qualified to work as an Assistant Pre-school Worker, a Teaching Assistant, a Nursery Assistant, and a Children’s Centre Assistant
Personal Assistant
NCFE Level 1 Award in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care
This course runs every Wednesday from 9:30am – 2:30pm
Venue: Training in Care, 46 Charlotte Street, South Shields, NE33 1PX
For more information please contact Training In Care Limited on 0191 537 3529 or email oscarmcfarlane@trainingincare.co.uk
Are you interested in a career in Care? Are you currently working in the Care sector and need to up-skill? Training in Care is offering CQC essential training to become a Personal Assistant. The company is working with the Local Authority direct payments team and the Learning and Skills Service, to offer this training flexibly to suit you.

You’ll find more information here → South Tyneside Start Up Programme then contact the TEDCO Business Start Up Team on 0191 5166102 or email us at hello@tedco.org.
TEDCO Business Support LTD delivers the business Start Up Programme on behalf of South Tyneside Council which aims to support local residents with their aspirations to start up a business. The business start up project is funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
The UK Shared Prosperity Fund is a central pillar of the UK government’s Levelling Up agenda and provides £2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025. The Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills. For more information, visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-prospectus 