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NEAAN September 2024 Catch-up
It was great to see everyone at the September Network Catch-up at Hotel Indigo, in Durham.
Hollie Hannah, Private Banking Manager, Handelsbanken
My route into banking is hardly the traditional one, having started out working in retail and waiting tables while studying Aviation Operations at college hoping to fly in to the world of airports and planes.
Ambassadors welcome PM pledge for 20,000 new apprenticeships
The North East Apprenticeships Ambassador Network (NEAAN) has welcomed reforms and funding announced today by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
Adam Henderson, Customer Service Apprentice, Mitie
Customer service apprentice, Adam, has achieved a great deal in a short while – in this blog, he outlines his employment journey so far and gives a few top tips for would-be and newby apprentices…
Sophie Ogden, Management Accountant – County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Hello, my name is Sophie and I started as an apprentice for County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust when I was 17, in 2020.
Piece of cake or kitchen nightmare
The Great Apprentice Bake-Off is once again turning up the heat on Apprenticeships Ambassadors.
Case Studies
Life as an apprentice at Newcastle Building Society
The July edition of the Department for Education’s Parent and Carers’ Pack, features our very own Apprentice Ambassador Co-Chair, Jess Duff.
Annette Connor, Cumbria Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust
Annette Connor, Apprenticeship and Career Development Lead for Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, on how every fresh intake of apprentices brings with it a raft of new talent and ideas that benefit the Trust…
Katrina Moffat, North Tyneside Learning Trust
Katrina Moffat, project manager for the North Tyneside Learning Trust on how apprenticeships allow organisations to ‘grow their own’ workforce, ensuring that the right people are in the right in place to support the future of the organisation…
Blogs
NEAAN welcomes government reforms as major boost
The North East Apprenticeship Ambassadors Network has welcomed the Government’s plan for a major skills reform package.
The green machines!
Headquarters North and 101st (Northumbrian) Regiment Royal Artillery (101RA) was the base for a unique event to mark National Apprenticeship Week.
NEAAN September 2024 Catch-up
It was great to see everyone at the September Network Catch-up at Hotel Indigo, in Durham.
Vacancies
Non-Executive Board Members, Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education
The Secretary of State for Education is seeking to recruit up to four new members to the board of the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.
Engineering Apprentice – Maintenance and Operations Engineering Technician – Nifco Uk Ltd
Engineering maintenance technicians service machinery and equipment. You would be expected to follow manufacturer’s technical manuals to help locate faults, using a range of testing instruments and tools in order to fix and maintain machinery on a production line. You...
Engineering Apprentice Toolmaker – Nifco Uk Ltd
As an apprentice Toolmaker you will be expected to produce and repair tools like jigs, dies and moulds that are used by engineering craftspeople. You will work mainly with metals, alloys and composite materials, known as ‘stocks’ or castings. On a typical day you...
Meet our region’s top former apprentices
As named by the North East England Chamber of Commerce.
Gary Graham, Managing Director
Unipres UK
“Apprenticeships are vital for not only high-achievers, but also young people who sometimes slip through the cracks academically. They’re a fantastic way to take your first step on the career ladder.”