FE+ Tees Valley Colleges - Supporting our businesses, communities and the economy

Tees Valley Colleges

Supporting our businesses, communities and the economy 2024

Contacts

Darlington College David Gartland Principal and Chief Executive 01325 503179 dgartland@darlington.ac.uk

Etc. Grant Glendinning Group Principal and Chief Executive 01642 865401 grant.glendinning@the-etc.ac.uk

Hartlepool College of Further Education Darren Hankey Principal and Chief Executive 01429 404200 darren.hankey@hartlepoolfe.ac.uk

Middlesbrough College Group Zoe Lewis Principal and Chief Executive 01642 333552 za.lewis@mbro.ac.uk

The Northern School of Art Martin Raby Principal and Chief Executive 01429 858468 martin.raby@northernart.ac.uk 2

Your Tees Valley Skills Providers The Tees Valley has five first-class further education colleges which specialise in providing local businesses with the skills they need. Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar & Cleveland and Stockton Riverside Colleges (Etc.) all deliver employer-led technical training courses from state-of-the-art facilities across the region, with specialisms varying from chemical and manufacturing, to subsea and aircraft maintenance, to fabrication and welding. Tees Valley is also home to the Northern School of Art, the leading provider of creative art and design degrees in the North.

Welcome to the Tees Valley

Hartlepool Pop. 92,300

Teesport Stockton-on-Tees Pop. 197,213

Redcar & Cleveland

Darlington

Pop. 136,718

Pop. 107,800

Middlesbrough Pop. 143,926

Teesside International Airport

What do we do?

We Teach:

10,700

11,300

4,500

2,200

300

7,000

16-18 year olds

Adult students

Apprentices

Higher Education students

14-16 Year olds

Commercial students

We Support:

4,200

5,300

5,100

1,700

300

1,600

540

Employers with their workforce needs

Students with careers advice

Students into work placements

Students into University

Ext. agencies to link with our students

Vulnerable young people

High needs students

We participate on national forums and lobby groups

Our campuses are worth £267m collectively

We employ over 2805 members of staff

We have a collective turnover of £130m

Our Governing Bodies have strong links to industry, examples include: North Tees NHS Foundation Trust Hartlepool Borough Council Keltbray Group Lightcast Esh Group Tees Components NEECC

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Alt Labs Railpen FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies NHS Foundation Trust PD Ports xsite architecture LLP

Different Narrative Northumbrian Water Group General Medical Council PX Engineering Consultants Durham University Occupational Awards Limited Virtual School Head Darlington

Who are we?

Four General Further Education Colleges and one specialist College situated in the Tees Valley that have worked effectively and collaboratively since 2001.

Aim: To strengthen and underpin the individual and collective position of member colleges through collaborative working in the interests of learners, employers and the wider community.

What do we do?

• Collaborate to deliver LSIF/TVCA* skills priorities • Enhance the quality of our teaching, learning & assessment practice • Support inward investors and local employers with their skills needs • Attract capital investment into the Tees Valley to ensure facilities and equipment are industry standard • Speak with one voice with regards to FE in the Tees Valley • Represent the Tees Valley on the North East and national stage • Support the work of key employer representative bodies in the area • Help shape FE policy regionally and nationally

£5.30

Returned for every pound taxpayers invested This is from an expanded tax base, reduced crime, lower unemployment, and increased health and well-being.

* LSIF - Local Skills Improvement Fund / TVCA - Tees Valley Combined Authority

Sector Coverage A Levels

Business

Catering & Hospitality

Childcare

Construction

Design & Creative Arts

Digital, Games & Media

Engineering

Fashion & Fashion Communications

Film, Television & Theatre Production

Hair & Beauty

Health & Social Care

Motor Vehicle

Music Technology & Practice

Performing Arts, Acting & Theatre Operations

Sport, Leisure & Public Services

T Levels

Travel, Tourism & Aviation

Inclusive Learning

Access to HE

Higher Education

Adult & Community Learning

GCSEs, ESOL & Functional Skills

Employers, Bootcamps & Apprenticeships

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High quality education and training for our businesses & communities

All Ofsted rated Good or Better

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All have National Student Survey outcomes in top quartile All have apprenticeship employer rating of Good or Better

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Our world class industry facilities

Darlington College

The Skills Academy - Etc.

The Ingenium Centre - Darlington College

NETA Training Group - Etc.

Redcar & Cleveland College - Etc.

Bede Sixth Form College - Etc.

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Middlesbrough College Group Campus 2 Queen’s Square Adult & Community Learning (Sector Skills Academies)

Our other centres The Stamp Exchange, Newcastle

T Level Digital

STEM Centre MC6 Sixth Form

(NEIoT) Institute of Technology

T Level Construction

Current TTE site, Middlesbrough

University Centre Middlesbrough

TTE Middlehaven Main Site

Stockton Riverside College - Etc.

The Northern School of Art - Middlesbrough

Hartlepool College

The Northern School of Art - Hartlepool

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How we work with employers •

Training Needs Analysis

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Staff training & upskilling of existing staff

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Apprenticeship programmes

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Recruitment and assessment services

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Adult sector skills academies

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T Levels

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Work placements

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Bespoke programmes

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“bp has a long history in investing in education helping to inspire the next generation in science, technology, engineering and maths. We believe in this partnership and in Teesside we have been working closely with Redcar and Cleveland college and their new Clean Energy Education Hub (CEEH).

The relationship started with an MoU signing to explore how we can work together to help equip people in Teesside with the career skills needed for the future. This evolved into bp supporting the college’s clean energy employer forum and recently the launch of a new scholarship programme supporting 21 young people as they embark on a two year engineering programme at the CEEH. bp will work to enrich this programme through the support of employees volunteers to run guest lectures and share career insights. We are continuing our work with the college and exploring further opportunities to support young people.”

Masudur Rahman – Social Performance Manager, UK, bp

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“We’re delighted to be working with TTE to welcome our new apprentices to Anglo American as we continue our drive to hire and develop a skilled local workforce for the long-term future of our project.

We have always been committed to employing as many local people as possible and working with our trusted partners TTE to develop this programme reaffirms that ambition.”

Gareth Williams - Operational Readiness Director, Anglo American Crop Nutrients

Middlesbrough College work closely with over 2000 employers including key inward investors such as: •

AngloAmerican

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Hitachi Rail

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SeaH Wind

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Rolls Royce SMR

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In-work & HSE culture

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High quality / industry staff

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In centre or on site delivery modes

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Practical & specialist skills development

Technical and wider support: Management, Accountancy, IT, Marketing

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All year round delivery

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Bootcamps

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“At SLC, we’re passionate about growing a talented, diverse and skilled workforce and we have been working with Darlington College for a number of years to deliver an apprenticeship programme in the North East. The apprentices spend 18 months working within our Operations team while studying for a Level 3 business administration qualification at the same time. Our Apprentices are a valued part of SLC and we are excited to see the creative ideas they come up with that will support our work of enabling opportunity to the nation’s students. ”

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“Elysium Theatre Company has worked with The Northern School of Art costume design students on all it shows since 2019. The standard of work, professionalism, creativity and dedication is always consistently high. We cannot fault the students or the course and will keep on working with the The Northern School of Art into the future.”

Jake Murray - Elysium Theatre Company www.elysiumtc.co.uk

Jackie Currie, SLC Executive Director, Business Operations

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“Liberty Pipes Hartlepool has a long and established record of working collaboratively with Hartlepool College of Further Education to inspire and create the next generation of engineers in the steel industry. Liberty Pipes Hartlepool have been heavily involved in the design of the College’s engineering curriculum, advising on what equipment to purchase and various techniques that are required to master certain skills. We have a transformational partnership with Hartlepool College which allows both our apprentices and current workforce to get the best training possible and we free up staff to deliver guest lecturers for the College to ensure the latest methods and skills from our industry can be passed on to the next generation. This partnership is one Liberty Pipes Hartlepool hopes to keep for a very long time.”

Andy Williams - Works Manager, Liberty Pipes Hartlepool

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