Sunderland City Council
Civic Centre
Burdon Road
Sunderland
SR2 7DN
Tel. (0191) 520 5555
Calls may be recorded for quality and
training purposes
Riverside Training
Riverside Training offers an opportunity to learn new skills, gain work
experience through placements and earn while you learn.
Activities include football and
other sports, music workshops, art projects, computer based activities,
quizzes, competitions, outdoor activities, visits to places of interest
and many more.
You will qualify for an Educational Maintenance Allowance (EMA) of £30.
There are a range
of learning options available, designed to meet your individual needs. You can
choose to learn skills in carpentry & joinery, painting &
decorating and/or bricklaying and you can work towards the achievement
of a Nationally recognised Construction Qualification...
There are also incentives whereby you will be rewarded for your
achievements. Throughout your learning, you will be supported by our
friendly team of Learning Support Tutors and appointed an individual
Personal Development Tutor, to guide you in achieving your goals.
… but you will also experience a wide range of other activities that
are not only designed to develop your social and employability skills, including your
skills of literacy, numeracy and ICT, but to be interesting and fun.
Completion of
your training will provide you with the opportunity of
progressing into employment, further work-based learning (apprenticeships) or further education.