Who we work with
We work with more than 500 businesses including locally based SMEs, and large regional, national and multi-national corporations. Find out more about some of our partners below, why they chose Newcastle College and how their business has benefitted.
Meet our employers
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."
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."
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!"
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."
Rebecca Watson
Gallery108"Without our apprentices, we couldn’t run the salon in the same way. From day one, they are fully involved with all aspects of the salon, and they begin to build relationships with our clients immediately. Every Newcastle College apprentice we’ve employed at Gallery108 has been fantastic, and each one has brought so much to the table! They are often ahead of us with the technology they use and are eager to help us keep up with social media trends, which has been a massive help to the business."
Ryan Lemmon
Ellison’s of Low Fell"Our apprentice has managed to develop a wide variety of skills at quite a fast pace, but he’s also been able to tailor his skills specifically to our needs, and that gives him the skills for the future to then go on and impress. From coming in not knowing a lot about the business and having a relatively small set of skills, he’s now able to contribute to our business and to take those skills into the future, wherever that may be."
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."
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."