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Employers
Northern Skills offer a wide range of programmes of varying levels. Whether you wish to recruit an apprentice or train existing staff, browse our current programmes and see how apprenticeships can help develop and grow your business.
Northern Skills is the apprenticeship and training arm of Middlesbrough College. We are an expert provider of apprenticeships, employer-led training and retraining, working with over 2,000 businesses in the North East and Yorkshire. Our specialist team of industry trained experts deliver training courses and apprenticeships across the North including Newcastle, Gateshead, Middlesbrough as well as our dentistry apprenticeship programmes in York. We offer an extensive range of courses and programmes to help develop your business and up-skill your employees.
How we can help you
Industry Experts
We work with employers across the region to provide on the job training industry-based training, so that our learners get first-hand experience in their chosen industry.
Filling skills gaps
We are committed to providing expert training in key industry areas to fill the skills gaps across the north. From engineering to digital, we have what you’re looking for to fill that gap in your business.
Career-ready
Our courses and programmes are specifically designed with careers in mind. We aim to equip our trainees and apprentices with the knowledge and skills needed to excel in their chosen career.
Our Professional Partners
Share your experience and become a guest speaker
We are always looking for experienced industry professionals to share their journey and inspire our students.
Proud to support local employers
100+
types of apprenticeships
1,500
apprentices trained every year
2,000
businesses work with us
178
members of staff helping businesses and leaders
Employer Success Stories
Taking on apprentices has allowed the business to expand with lower overhead costs and on a nationwide scale.
Andrew Hoggart, QCRS
The team work with us to ensure our apprentices are getting the support they need.
Simon Fletcher, Baker Street Kitchen
We have worked with TTE to train and develop our apprentices for over a decade now, and around 25% of our staff are currently being trained or have trained with TTE.
Rachel Higgins, Sequens Customer Specialists
Going down the apprenticeship route has helped us develop the skills and knowledge we need, and this gets baked into our ways of working so that we can pass on this learning to other staff.
James Ashby, Liberty Powder Metals Ltd
