Specialist Industry Course Brochure 2024

SPECIALIST INDUSTRY COURSE BROCHURE

Business Management and Accountancy • Catering

Construction • Engineering Maintenance

Health, Safety and Environment • First Aid

Develop your people and business through our commercial training courses.

Northern Skills and TTE work with over 2000 employers across the North East and Yorkshire, delivering commercial training solutions to develop and strengthen your business. Our specialist team of industry trained experts have extensive knowledge and experience in delivering training gained from their individual backgrounds working for leading industry operators and service companies.

Our commercial course portfolio has been designed in consultation with employers and includes many of the key qualifications required within industry. This guide outlines our upcoming scheduled courses to be delivered at our training facilities in Middlesbrough and South Bank. We can also deliver training at your premises allowing for flexible learning to suit your business. For those looking to upskill from home, we provide a range of online courses.

We train people of all levels, from those starting out to those looking to strengthen their existing skill set. We can train individuals or groups and are happy to discuss your training needs and tailor our offer to suit your requirements.

Northern Skills and TTE Technical are part of the Middlesbrough College Group.

Why train with us?

❱ We have a proven track record in delivering high quality training

❱ We have strong local, national and global links with over 2000 employers

❱ We are the largest provider of City and Guilds qualifications in the UK

❱ We are an ECITB approved supplier of apprenticeship training and assessment

❱ We have industry trained experts developing and delivering our training

❱ We offer flexible training solutions including distance learning

❱ We deliver training on-site allowing for flexible learning that suits your business

We offer a wide range of apprenticeship programmes from intermediate to advanced level.

"The ILM qualification in leadership and management has helped me to motivate my team and helped me to work with different types of individuals. The course is a good mix of practical and theoretical work and my course tutors have supported me well. I have been promoted in my job role since studying for my ILM and I believe this qualification helped me enormously."

Alex Robson - ILM Diploma

Industry standard facilities

Our campus has outstanding stateof-the-art amenities, providing you with everything you could need whilst training with us. A specialist STEM centre, technology rich digital suites and a full gymnasium are just some of the benefits learners of all levels can utilise.

New TTE Centre coming September 2024

The new TTE Centre will be based at Middlesbrough College’s Middlehaven campus. The state-of-the-art centre will include:

❱ 7 large multifunction/multidiscipline workshops to provide for Instrumentation, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Mechanical, Hydraulics, Pneumatics, Process Engineering and Net Zero Low Carbon Technology workspaces

❱ 7 breakout classroom and study spaces

❱ Large conference room and staff workspaces

❱ Student social and welfare areas

The new centre is being built to sustainable design principles with features including a full photovoltaic solar roof. It also offers access to wider campus facilities and transport links.

STEM Centre

Digital Centre

University Centre Middlesbrough

TTE Centre: Artist impression

Business Management and Accountancy

We offer a range of commercial business and accountancy courses to develop your business efficiency. In the tough economic climate, it is important to upskill your team to give them the skills to develop your business. Our courses are designed to enhance workplace performance, including interpersonal skills, communication, team development, motivation, problem solving and decision making.

Catering

Our commercial catering courses are designed to support businesses in upskilling their existing employees and to ensure safe hygiene practices are maintained.

Dental Nursing and Health & Social Care

Our dental nurse and health & social care courses are designed to support businesses in enhancing the skills and knowledge of their existing employees and to ensure high-quality dental and health care is delivered.

Engineering Maintenance and Construction

Our engineering short courses are designed to develop and enhance the skills of mechanical and electrical professionals. The majority of our courses are accredited by external awarding bodies, which enables individuals to prove competency in their chosen area.

First Aid

Employers are responsible for identifying appropriate training and qualifications for their workplace to meet the minimum statutory first aid requirements. Accidents and illness can happen at any time and first aid can save lives and prevent minor injuries from becoming major ones.

Our £100 million campus has state-of-the-art facilities which will greatly enhance your training experience.

"The course has been brilliant. It’s a great way to keep up-to-date as an electrician. My tutor is really helpful - he lets us crack on but is always willing to answer any questions we may have in the class. I’d definitely recommend the course if you’re looking to ensure your knowledge and skills remain current."

Alex Golding - 18th Edition

"The course has been great. It’s well paced and the teaching has been fantastic. It has been great to stay up to date with all the latest best practice! It really can be the difference between life and death."

Jamie Duffy

First Aid at Work

Health, Safety and Environment

Health & Safety is a high priority for any organisation to ensure that workplace risks are recognised and managed effectively. We offer a number of internationally recognised qualifications designed to meet health, safety and risk management needs. Health & Safety courses provide candidates with the underpinning knowledge around legislation to help them be compliant with UK Health and Safety laws.

AutoCAD

AutoCAD is regarded as the industry leader in 3D computer-aided design, and is used to help organisations design, visualise, document and communicate ideas clearly and effectively.

IT, Computing and Digital

Our specialist computing and IT qualifications are industry recognised and provide the knowledge to utilise a range of applications.

Process Operations

These training courses will provide individuals with both the theoretical knowledge and practical skills to enhance their workplace performance and your business.

Teaching and Education

We offer a range of high quality educational support programmes, as well as continuing professional development opportunities. These are targeted at teaching assistants, early childhood practitioners and educational support staff to progress their careers.

Virtual Process Control Room

The Virtual Process Control Room (VPCR) is a process simulator that utilises dynamic software to deliver interactive, practical training and assessment. The simulator develops operator skills and preliminary understanding through to advanced capability in incident control and emergency response.

Welding

Our Welding Academy delivers training and qualifications in MIG, TIG, MMA as well as oxy-fuel cutting and CNC plasma cutting.

Programmes are designed to meet your needs and can cover:

❱ Practical welding techniques in MIG, MMA and TIG to ISO BN EN9606 standards

❱ Welding Health & Safety

❱ Welding defects

❱ Welding theories

❱ Welding TPM

❱ General sheet metalwork fabrication

Also includes destructive and nondestructive weld testing techniques including:

❱ Dye penetrant

❱ Magnetic particle

❱ Macro etching/macroscope measurement

❱ Nick break

❱ Bend test

MC: Middlesbrough College, TTE: TTE Technical Did you know?

FREE Sector Skills Academies

Our Sector Skills Academies are short courses designed to get you back into work in a specific occupation, whilst developing your skills and helping you regain your confidence.

Sector Skills Academies include industry recognised qualifications alongside a guaranteed job interview with a local employer upon completion!

“A lot of people feel that a College is aimed at 16 to 18-year-olds, but we’ve grown the adult learning provision here at Middlesbrough College to ensure we’re supporting people to get the right skills they need to get back into work or to progress in their career.

“Our Sector Skills Academies are aimed at people with low level skills – including those unemployed or earning less than £32,210. We work with employers to ensure learners have the right skills, knowledge and expertise to not only work on a particular project but forge a lasting career in their chosen industry.”

– Rachel Gray, Assistant Principal for Adult & Community Learning and Partnerships at Middlesbrough College.

We can help you take on the talent of Teesside!

Are you an employer who could partner with Middlesbrough College to provide a Sector Skills Academy? Our bespoke academies can help you grow your team with employees trained specifically for the job at hand.

“Through our new skills academy, we’re able to grow our own team and offer opportunities to people right here on Teesside. It’s a win-win.

“We’ve experienced significant growth over the past few years and are looking to create a further 50 jobs – which is why our partnership with the College is so vital.”

– Martin Gilbey, Managing Director at Midas Cladding

Courses run on regular dates throughout the year and attending them will not affect your benefits.

Sector Skills Academies include:

❱ Administration Academy

❱ Chef and Barista Academy

❱ Cladding Academy

❱ Construction Academy

❱ Groundworks Academy

❱ Health and Care Academy

❱ Plant Operations Academy

❱ Renewable Energy Academy

❱ Security Academy

❱ Site Safety Academy

❱ Slinger and Signaller Academy

❱ Warehousing and Logistics Academy

❱ Welding Academy

If you are unemployed and in receipt of benefits or earn less that £32,210 the courses above are FREE!

To find out about the range of skills academies on offer at the College or about providing a Sector Skills Academy, contact the Adult and Community Learning team on 01642 33 33 78 or email adult&communitylearning@mbro.ac.uk

“Throughout the duration of the course I found the delivery, support and content was exactly what I needed, to ensure I fully understood what I was learning and succeed in passing the course. I have a new level of appreciation of Health and Safety and how it plays an important role in keeping everyone safe throughout our daily lives.”

Lisa Vickers, NEBOSH Level 3

Online distance learning

Keeping up to date with changing legislation, the latest industry standards and learning new skills is essential, but not always easy. Finding the time to attend off-site training can be difficult, which is why we’ve introduced a range of online courses.

Our online courses in Health & Social, Health & Safety and Business Skills offer one-on-one, tutor led, interactive training. They provide the opportunity to go over and review the content as often as required, enabling you to study at your own pace – anytime, and

"My team leading course allowed me to gain a recognised qualification and stay in full time employment, all the material was online which helped guide me in the right direction. I found the course helped with my progression and step into a management role."

Mel Wilkinson Level 2 Team Leading Distance Learning

Business Skills

MC: Middlesbrough College

Did you know? We deliver a wide range of apprenticeships specific to industry needs

Health & Social

Health & Safety

Could you take on a T Level/work placement student or apprentice?

We offer high-quality work-based learning for our students as part of their study programme. Some courses require work placements to complete them.

Work placements can be different in length and design, depending on the employer and student’s needs. You can decide what tasks and projects the students do, as long as they are trained and supervised.

We have three types of work placements:

Projects: Negotiable pieces of work with an employer, either group or individual, in the workplace during term time. We ask employers to provide a brief and agree on working methods and timescales with us before starting.

Short work placements: From a few days to several weeks, as a block week or set days over a few weeks. These work placements give valuable experience in an industry related to the student’s course or career. Activities may include shadowing or working within one team.

T Level industry placement: A 45-day work placement as part of a 2-year qualification for 16–19-year-olds designed with employers. This will help you develop young people for the future and access some of the brightest talent in the market.

Work placements benefit your business by:

❱ Providing an extra route for your current projects using students with relevant skills

❱ Offering an opportunity for your employees to manage and mentor others and improve their leadership skills

❱ Bringing fresh and creative ideas from students that can benefit your business

❱ Showing your support for local young people and improve their employability and career prospects

❱ Encouraging the next generation to work in your sector and develop your workforce with the skills you need in the future

❱ Helping you recruit talented and motivated young people who can become your future employees

Facilities for hire

STEM Centre Conference Suite

The Conference Suite, located at the front of the STEM centre, is a flexible, state of the art space which can be arranged in multiple layouts including theatre, board room, classroom or any layout required. The STEM Centre provide a full service for all of their facilities including reception, catering and refreshments, AV equipment and Wi-Fi.

STEM Centre Seminar Rooms

The Stem Centre also has a range of smaller seminar rooms which are perfect for hosting smaller events or workshops as well as serving as break out rooms for larger events within the centre. All seminar rooms are equipped with interactive touch screen technology and high quality presentation equipment.

Sports hall hire

Our large, six-court sports hall can be utilised for a range of events and has dimensions of 34.5 metres by 27 metres. With the installation of floor-covering by college staff, this venue can be used for large conferences, exhibitions and events.

Newcastle HQ Meeting Rooms

At our Newcastle base on the Stamp Exchange you can also hire one of our small meeting rooms which can be used for 1 to 1s or meetings of up to six people. Perfect for team meetings or small training sessions. Email info@northernskills.co.uk if you would like to book.

Astro-pitch hire

Mon - Fri 5:00pm - 9:00pm (Last booking 8:00pm - 9:00pm)

Sat and Sun 9:00am - 4:00pm (Last booking 3:00pm - 4:00pm)

The STEM Centre, located a short walk away from Middlesbrough town centre has free car parking and offers fully equipped, modern rooms for meetings, conferences or events. All rooms come with full technical support and have various presentation tools should you need them.

For more information and to check availability please email events@mbro.ac.uk

STEM Conference Suite

Astro Pitch

Did you know? Our £20m STEM Training Centre is a leading provider of technical training.

Useful Contacts

Middlesbrough College Commercial Course Enquiries mccommercial@mbro.ac.uk

TTE Commercial Course Enquiries info@tte.co.uk

Apprenticeship and Bespoke Training Enquiries info@northernskills.co.uk

Health & Safety: Mark Kearns - m.kearns@mbro.ac.uk

Safeguarding: safeguarding@mbro.ac.uk

Digital Apprenticeship Service Enquiries: Daniela Pedro - d.pedro@mbro.ac.uk

Finance: sales@mbro.ac.uk

National Apprenticeship Service: helpdesk@manage-apprenticeships.service.gov.uk

Facilities for hire: events@mbro.ac.uk

T Levels: placements@mbro.ac.uk

Northern Skills

Tel. 03453 40 40 40

Email: info@northernskills.co.uk northernskills.co.uk

Northern Skills (Middlesbrough)

Middlesbrough College Campus

Dock Street

Middlesbrough TS2 1AD

Northern Skills (Sunderland)

The Software Centre

Tavistock Place

Sunderland SR1 1PB

Northern Skills (Newcastle)

The Stamp Exchange

Westgate Road

Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 1SA

TTE

Edison House, Middlesbrough Road East, South Bank, Middlesbrough TS6 6TZ