Durham Stick Makers carving out sustainable future with Banks Group equipment grant backing
Traditional heritage craft skills are set to be passed on to the next generation after a four-figure grant from a…
Chilton young people’s project gets off the start line with Banks Group backing
Chilton young people’s project gets off the start line with Banks Group backing An innovative project designed to provide new…
James Swaps Army Life For Plumbing Apprenticeship With John N Dunn Group
A Middlesbrough man has swapped his Army uniform for overalls to take up a plumbing apprenticeship with North East building…
New Uniforms Creating Togetherness At Percy Hedley Foundation Employability Project
Adult learners at a much-loved North East disability charity are dressing for success with the help of a four-figure grant…
Blyth Charity’s New Computers Helping Local People Buld Their Digital Skills
A South East Northumberland charity is helping local people get their digital skills up to date with the help of…
Training course created to provide residents with technology skills and understanding of tech career pathways returns to Lancashire
Applications for the latest edition of the award winning Cyber Ready programme are now open for residents in the West…
Free Tech Skills Courses On Offer At Sunderland Women’s Centre Thanks To Newcastle Building Society Funding
Dozens of Wearside women will be getting the chance to improve both their tech skills and their confidence thanks to…
Lifelong Learning: City Lit launches 21-Day Learning Challenge
The UK’s largest education provider, City Lit, is promoting the importance of lifelong learning by launching its 21-Day Learning Challenge…
Blyth Adult Learners Getting Basic Skills Boost Thanks To Charity’s Four-Figure Grant
Dozens of jobseekers in South East Northumberland are set to get a boost to their basic skills after a local…
North East employers need better support to invest in skills and tackle low productivity levels, urge senior business leaders
Senior business leaders in the North East are calling for more measures to tackle the region’s low productivity levels and…
Free skills training helps over 1,000 businesses in Tees Valley
The Skills Support for the Workforce (SSW) Programme is celebrating a major milestone in the Tees Valley region, having provided…
NCG competition finals shine spotlight on Michelin-star talent
Students and apprentices from Newcastle College showed their talents last week as NCG, the national college group it is part…
Primary pupils embark on training course to become Mini Medics
Pupils at a primary school in Ashington have taken part in a cutting-edge training course to become ‘Mini Medics’. The…
Essity aims to help refugee engineers back into their careers
Essity, one of Northumberland’s biggest employers, has teamed up with RefuAid, a charitable organisation that works to find employment opportunities…
What makes a highly successful property developer?
By Ritchie Clapson CEng MIStructE, propertyCEO Property development has to be one of the world’s more highly leveraged jobs, but…