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Find out about changes to our services and Christmas opening times on our Festive information page. To find out when your bin will be collected over the festive period, visit Changes to County Durham bin collections at Christmas.

Due to maintenance, the following systems will be unavailable from 11.45am on Tuesday 24 December until 8.00am on Thursday 2 January: our online Council Tax, business rates and housing benefit services, and our welfare assistance form. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Training and support for children's social care staff


We offer a wide range of courses to help you get fully accredited qualifications in many different subjects.

Care Academy courses

These courses can be studied flexibly with online and distance learning options available providing you with the flexibility to complete the course in your own time. Our courses are suitable for everybody and are ideal for keeping you up to date with current working practices, legislation and to reduce any skill gaps.

Get into children's social care

Caring for children and young people

Training for staff working in Durham County Council Commissioned Services 

This training is funded directly through the Care Academy and is only available to staff working with our commissioned providers.  Please note that bookings need to be made with agreement from your line manager and is subject to the Care Academy's cancellation policy (see Care Academy provider charging policy for training course cancellations or non-attendance for details).



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