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Tees Valley chosen to pilot apprenticeship ‘second chance’ support for young people
A new brokerage scheme aims to connect near-miss applicants with other apprenticeship vacancies and support 1,500 additional starts.
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Hartlepool schoolgirls get hands-on introduction to careers in construction
Year 9 pupils tried bridge building, budgeting and site-risk exercises at Hartlepool College in an event designed to broaden routes into the construction industry.
Plans submitted for new STEM centre at Darlington Science Park
A proposed specialist STEM centre at Central Park would bring laboratories, immersive learning facilities and a 200-seat lecture theatre to Darlington’s innovation district.
Hartlepool NHS training model reaches regional skills awards final
A pilot that combines project-based learning with clinical experience is expanding to around 90 first-year T Level students after North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust was named a regional skills awards finalist.
New graduate intake starts careers with Tees accountancy firm
Seven new trainees have joined Clive Owen across its northern offices, including new starters in Darlington and Middlesbrough, as the firm continues its graduate training programme.
£4.5m Hartlepool partnership opens free routes into new skills and careers
Adults aged 19 and over in Hartlepool can access a broad range of free qualifications through a £4.5m partnership between the borough council and Hartlepool College of Further Education.
Tees Valley’s ten-year growth plan puts skills, transport and local businesses at the centre
A new ten-year Local Growth Plan sets out how the region intends to focus investment on business growth, transport links, skills and attracting new employers.
Seventeen Teesside and Skinningrove apprentices prepare to start British Steel careers
A new group of electrical, mechanical and structural engineering apprentices will begin training in September through TTE and Middlesbrough College Group before moving into British Steel’s northern sites.
Northern Skills becomes MC Apprenticeships & Training after 6,000-person consultation
Middlesbrough College has brought its apprenticeship and employer-training provision closer to the main college brand following consultation with more than 6,000 stakeholders.
£1.8m apprenticeship pot is already helping Tees Valley firms take on new talent
Eleven major employers have pledged around £1.8 million through a Tees Valley scheme that redirects unused apprenticeship levy funding to local businesses. So far, 89 apprentices have been supported and £600,000 remains available.
The Redcar tutor helping adults find confidence through learning
Redcar and Cleveland's Adult Learning Service has put the spotlight on lead tutor Simon Bushaway and the everyday work of helping adult learners build confidence and skills.