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About County Durham Care Academy

County Durham Care Academy is here to support the development of a well-led, skilled and valued social care workforce in County Durham. We offer a range of courses from entry level right through to senior leadership and management qualifications.

Ready to find out more? Ask about the County Durham Care Academy online.

How the Care Academy can support you

There are flexible ways to study and many courses are free of charge or have flexible finance options.

See our Care Academy courses - these courses are available to all and are free of charge.

For those already working in adult care see our Training and support for adult social care staff page.

What is the Care Academy?

Strategic Commissioning Manager, Sarah Douglas, gives us an introduction into what the Care Academy is all about.

Note: the first 10 seconds of this video contains fast scrolling/flashing content.

What is the Care Academy - video transcript (PDF, 93 KB)

Contact County Durham Care Academy

Email careacademy@durham.gov.uk
Telephone 03000 260 222

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About County Durham Care Academy

How the Care Academy can support you

What is the Care Academy?

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