Advanced Manufacturing & Engineering

Education Partnership North East’s Colleges are proud to work in close partnership with employers across the Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering sector to develop the future-ready workforce you need to thrive.

We will take the time to understand your organisation’s goals, challenges, and skills gaps, working in partnership with you to design flexible training and apprenticeship solutions that deliver real impact on the ground. From upskilling your existing staff to nurturing new talent, our industry-experienced team is here to support you. We work with large organisations and SMEs. Education Partnership North East are an Ofsted outstanding rated organisation. We are also the largest provider of apprenticeship training to employers in the sector across the North East.

Our Offer

To support your organisation’s growth and skills needs, we offer:

  • Recruitment Support
  • Apprenticeships
  • Vocational Courses
  • Leadership and Management Training
  • Professional Development Programmes
  • Bespoke Training
  • T Level/Industry Work Placements

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‘Throughout our relationship with EPNE, the full on-boarding process has been second to none. The account management has been frequent and thorough, consistently meeting our training needs, including supporting us to recruit and train high quality apprenticeship candidates for our ongoing apprenticeship programmes. From identifying staff development needs to the quality of programme delivery, the standard has been high. EPNE are playing a huge part in our vision for growth over the next 3-4 years.’ (Chris Small, Training Development Lead at AESC)

‘The team at the College consistently work closely with AkzoNobel to develop bespoke training courses tailored to our specific industry needs. Through both apprenticeships and engineering skills bootcamps, we have been able to address a wide-range of key areas such as technician engineering, lean manufacturing and trainer development ensuring our workforce remains highly skilled and future-ready. Their collaborative approach has supported our overall business strategy, development objectives as well as strengthened our talent pipeline.’ (Jeff Hope, Manufacturing Director UK&I Decorative Paints at AkzoNobel)

With over 150 years experience supporting the sector, we are proud to work in partnership with many of the region's leading employers including - AESC, AkzoNobel, Faltec Europe Ltd., Grundfos, Haskel, Magna, Marelli, Merit, Nissan, North East Automotive Association (NEAA), Roundel, SNOP UK Ltd., Sterling Pharma Solutions Ltd., Tharsus Ltd., Unipres, TT Electronics, Universal Wolf and ZF Group.