
Bespoke Employer Led Programmes (BELP)
A Bespoke Employer Led Programme (BELP) will boost knowledge and cover skills training to achieve a qualification. Plus, you will gain industry insights from guest speakers and often receive a guaranteed job interview on completion of the programme.
Course topics include:
- Business Administration
- Early Years
- Supporting Teaching and Learning
- Residential Childcare
- Scaffolding Academy
- Rope Access
- Rail Academy
- Security Industry Authority (SIA)
- Hospitality and Catering Academy
Contact the team for information on upcoming dates.


Pathways to Employment
Our Pathways to Employment programmes support eligible adults aged 19+ who are unemployed, looking to retrain, upskill or change careers. Designed around real industry needs programmes to equip learners with sector specific knowledge, essential skills and the practical work-ready experience needed to secure sustainable employment or progress within employment.
Upcoming courses 2026/2027:
- Back into Work Programme
- TVCA Care Academy
- Pathways to Rail
- Entry to Construction
- 50 Plus Routeway to Employment
- Pathway to Retail
- Pathway to Self-Employment
- Spectator Safety
- Pathway to Security
- Pathway to Warehousing
- Pathway to Logistics
- Introduction to Hospitality
Contact the team for information on upcoming dates.
Raising Aspirations
We offer flexible courses designed to fit around your life.
With clear pathways into employment, you can build the skills, confidence and qualifications you need to find the right job for you and progress in your career.
Upcoming courses 2026/2027:
- Introduction to Makeup Artistry
- Build a Bird box
- Hair blowdry techniques
- Styling your Childs hair (Plaits, buns and ponytails)
- Home Maintenance Essentials
- Award in Ways to Maintain personal wellbeing VTCT
- Award in Managing your own Money VTCT
- Caring with confidence
- Everyday digital for health
- Helping your child succeed with English and maths / Secondary
- Helping your child succeed with English and maths / Primary
- Healthy eating on a budget
Contact the team for information on upcoming dates.

What’s next?
Tees Valley Combined Authority funding is available to cover course fees, subject to eligibility.
To talk to a member of the team and take the next steps in your career, contact us:
employability@stockton.ac.uk
01642 865 568 | 01642 865 561
