Our Vision

During my many years in the training sector, I saw the same problem crop up time and time again.

So many learners kept falling at the first hurdle and dropping out of their courses. I knew it wasn’t because the course content was beyond them—it was because they lacked key life skills which were beyond the scope of the course.

Many struggled with low self-confidence and found it difficult to manage their home finances and to administer proper self care. No wonder they couldn’t make it to the end. I thought that if I could address these issues then more learners would be able to progress into training and work.

So I set up Something Positive Solutions to bridge this gap. We offer a holistic, person-centred approach to training. That means that we treat each learner as a whole person and help them explore their own internal barriers to progressing with their lives. These are the kinds of issues that other training approaches cannot address and we believe that in the long term, giving learners the tools to manage their minds, emotions and home lives will lead to better outcomes for the learners, their families, communities and the town itself.

We are a non-profit, community interest company (CIC) based in Hartlepool and our mission is to help individuals build the necessary confidence and life skills to take positive steps towards training and employment.

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Kathy Dales
Director