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North East apprentices and employers set to take part in National Apprenticeship Awards Jun 22 2011

THE North East’s best apprentices and apprentice employers are about to represent the region as finalists in the prestigious National Apprenticeship Awards.Read

Apprentices in 100 Days May 25 2011

THE Journal and Evening Gazette are proud to be leading the campaign to encourage North East firms to back apprentices in the region.Read

Brian Aitken, editor of The Journal

1,355 reasons to be positive May 19 2011

AFTER helping to create more than 1,000 apprenticeship placements in 100 days, Journal editor Brian Aitken hails one of the newspaper's most successful campaigns.Read

Praise for The Journal for apprenticeships campaign May 19 2011

SKILLS minister John Hayes said: "I congratulate The Journal and Evening Gazette, the North East's colleges and training providers and the National Apprenticeship Service for working together to create 1,355 apprenticeships in the North East region over the last three months."Read

Access Traning Centres give apprenticeships a headstart in healthcare May 19 2011

ACCESS Training Centres (ATC) is a leading North East provider for health and social care apprenticeships.Read

Derwentside College training pays off May 19 2011

DERWENTSIDE College has celebrated another very successful year delivering apprenticeship programmes, as well as seeing a significant achievement in its recruitment of apprentices.Read

The Collective way to gain results May 19 2011

CONTACT The Collective - your first point of call for apprenticeships www.gatesheadcollective.co.uk . The Collective is an active partnership of work-based learning providers based in Gateshead, established since 2003.Read

Ensuring staff are a match for the job May 19 2011

FROM the job description onwards, Gateshead Council has helped more than a dozen businesses to take advantage of the opportunities that an apprenticeship can give businesses during the 100 in 100 campaign.Read

Newcastle College proud to be part of apprenticeships campaign May 19 2011

NEWCASTLE College has been proud to be a part of the 500 in 100 North East apprenticeship campaign. This region-wide initiative has played a huge part in raising the profile and tangible business benefits that apprenticeships can offer employers.Read

North East training providers plan for summer recruitment May 19 2011

TRAINING providers across the region have been helping employers to respond to the 500 in 100 campaign and are already gearing up for a recruitment surge during summer.Read

Trophies for North East's top students May 19 2011

THREE learners from South Tyneside College have swept the board in the regional heat of the Apprentice Welding competition.Read

NAS chief tells of his delight at fantastic response to campaign May 19 2011

THE National Apprenticeship Service, the driving force behind the North East 100 in 100 apprenticeship campaign, is delighted by its phenomenal success.Read

Tyne North Training's a people business with drive to excel May 19 2011

WITH a 40-year history of successfully delivering engineering manufacturing apprentices to Tyne & Wear companies, Tyne North Training continues to go from strength to strength, firmly positioning itself as the centre of vocational excellence in the engineering manufacturing sector.Read

Apprenticeship ignites spark for a shining career May 19 2011

WITH little idea of what to do next, Bridget Harold was signposted to an accounts technician apprenticeship at Durham Business Club, now Durham Training.Read

Babcock Training is working with a number of employers May 19 2011

BABCOCK Training is working with a number of employers in a variety of sectors, who have committed to supporting the National Apprenticeship Service campaign to increase Apprenticeships in the workplace.Read

Developing engineers of the future May 19 2011

SIEMENS employs around 2,000 staff across a number of businesses including the two divisions the TyneMet apprentices will work inRead

Middlesbrough College promotes the benefits of apprenticeships May 19 2011

MIDDLESBROUGH College has always been, and will continue to be, pro-active when it comes to promoting the benefits of apprenticeships.Read

Admin course set me on the right career path May 19 2011

DURING my school days I was always unclear of what to do in the future, and as the day I was due to leave got closer the pressure to make up my mind got greater. This was until I became aware of Palmersville Training.Read

Apprenticeships enable young people to earn as they learn May 19 2011

STACEY Wilkinson, 17, from Newcastle is the latest young person in the North East of England to be placed as an apprentice with a local employer thanks to nationwide training provider First4Skills.Read

Making life easier for employers May 19 2011

TEAM Wearside grasped the opportunity to participate in this campaign as we strongly believe apprenticeships are a great way for young people in particular to get on the career ladder, gain qualifications and earn a salary at the same time.Read

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