Employer Guidance Events
Employer Guidance Event Details
May Engineering Employer Breakfast
Engineering Specialists
Friday 15 May
Location: Rutherford Building, Rye Hill Campus, Scotswood Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 7SA
Start time: 8.30am (for refreshments), 9am (for presentations)
End time: 11.30am
The deadline for ticket purchases is 5pm, Thursday 14 May 2026, or until tickets sell out (which may happen before this date and time). Once tickets have sold out, we won't be able to accommodate any more employers at this Employer Breakfast.
To book your tickets for our May Engineering Employer Breakfast, please click here.
Digital Degree Employer Guidance Event
Digital Specialists (Computing and Digital Arts)
Thursday 4 June
Location: Mandela School of Art and Design, Rye Hill Campus, Scotswood Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 7SA
Start time: 5.30pm (refreshments and networking), 6.30pm (presentation)
End time: 8pm
The deadline for ticket purchases is 5pm, Wednesday 3 June 2026, or until tickets sell out (which may happen before this date and time). Once tickets have sold out, we won't be able to accommodate any more employers at this Employer Guidance Event.
Please note: This event is exclusively for our Degree Apprenticeship programmes, which you can offer to new apprentices or to upskill existing staff members.
To book your tickets for the Digital Degree Employer Guidance Event, please click here.
June Engineering Employer Breakfast
Engineering Specialists
Friday 12 June
Location: Rutherford Building, Rye Hill Campus, Scotswood Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 7SA
Start time: 8.30am (for refreshments), 9am (for presentations)
End time: 11.30am
The deadline for ticket purchases is 5pm, Thursday 11 June 2026, or until tickets sell out (which may happen before this date and time). Once tickets have sold out, we won't be able to accommodate any more employers at this Employer Breakfast.
To book your tickets for our June Engineering Employer Breakfast, please click here.
Construction Employer Breakfast
Construction Specialists
Wednesday 24 June
Location: Rutherford Building, Rye Hill Campus, Scotswood Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 7SA
Start time: 8.30am (for refreshments), 9am (for presentations)
End time: 11.30am
The deadline for ticket purchases is 5pm, Tuesday 23 June 2026, or until tickets sell out (which may happen before this date and time). Once tickets have sold out, we won't be able to accommodate any more employers at this Employer Breakfast.
To book your tickets for our Construction Employer Breakfast, please click here.
July Engineering Employer Breakfast
Engineering Specialists
Thursday 9 July
Location: Rutherford Building, Rye Hill Campus, Scotswood Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 7SA
Start time: 8.30am (for refreshments), 9am (for presentations)
End time: 11.30am
The deadline for ticket purchases is 5pm, Wednesday 8 July 2026, or until tickets sell out (which may happen before this date and time). Once tickets have sold out, we won't be able to accommodate any more employers at this Employer Breakfast.
To book your tickets for our July Engineering Employer Breakfast, please click here.
Meet our employer partners
Olivia Smith
Port of Blyth"I’ve found having an apprentice to be really beneficial to our business. It brings younger people in who have fresh ideas that can help my team. I would recommend getting an apprentice as it's a great way to expand your team with the support of Newcastle College, to grow and develop them, and to make them fit into your team."
Phil Rhind
Waterstons Ltd"We’ve found we’ve had loads of benefits from hiring apprentices with Newcastle College. It’s given us the flexibility to keep people on site for training purposes within the team, they’ve developed really well which means we can have new blood coming in. Our apprentices have come to really understand our company culture; they’ve got the time to progress in customer service skills and the likes, which means they’ll get a really good employer at the end of their apprenticeship (whether that’s us or another company). They’ve been really fun to have around as well, since they bring a really good energy to the business!"
Lorraine Hetherington
Trident Maintenance Services"We have worked with Newcastle College for many years and we have always been provided with incredible support, whatever our needs or our apprentices' needs may be. The tutors and Skills Trainers from the College are always available to discuss their progress and keep our apprentices on track to succeed."
David Jackson
Durham County Cricket Club"The apprentice we’ve brought in through Newcastle College has been fantastic. He’s only been here a few months, but he’s already picked up his own workload and contributed his own ideas and creativity to the work we do here promoting the cricket club. He’s really brought a new perspective to our team, and we’re all benefitting from that."
Andrew Purvis
Aggreko UK"I would definitely recommend Newcastle College to other employers. Their professionalism and regular check-ups on our apprentice shows how invested they are in their students. The feedback we have received from our apprentice is nothing but positive and we hope to carry on our partnership for many years to come."
Stijn Sterck
Smulders Projects UK"Newcastle College has a proven track record in delivering apprentices for numerous companies in different sectors. We were convinced that Newcastle College would be a trusted partner and could help us achieve our goal of finding suitable apprentices."
Craig Playford
WD Close & Sons Ltd"Newcastle College is a well-established education provider within the North East. Many people at the company are familiar with their expertise in apprenticeships and securing the best industry placements for their high calibre students, so they seemed like the best choice to meet our demands for apprentices. Additionally, we often work closely with staff at their Energy Academy, which is also based in Wallsend and, as a facility training students for the renewable energy sector, it is absolutely second to none."