Develop your people and business through our commercial training courses.
Northern Skills and TTE work with over 2000 employers across the North East and Yorkshire, delivering commercial training solutions to develop and strengthen your business. Our specialist team of industry trained experts have extensive knowledge and experience in delivering training gained from their individual backgrounds working for leading industry operators and service companies.
Our commercial course portfolio has been designed in consultation with employers and includes many of the key qualifications required within industry. This guide outlines our upcoming scheduled courses to be delivered at our training facilities in Middlesbrough and Southbank. We can also deliver training at your premises allowing for flexible learning to suit your business. For those looking to upskill from home, we provide a range of online courses.
We train people of all levels, from those starting out to those looking to strengthen their existing skillset. We can train individuals or groups and are happy to discuss your training needs and tailor our offer to suit your requirements.
Northern Skills and TTE Technical are part of the Middlesbrough College Group.
Why train with us?
h We have a proven track record in delivering high quality training h We have strong local, national and global links with over 2000 employers h We are the largest provider of City and Guilds qualifications in the UK h We are an ECITB approved supplier of apprenticeship training and assessment h We have industry trained experts developing and delivering our training h We offer flexible training solutions including distance learning h We deliver training on-site allowing for flexible learning that suits your business
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We offer a wide range of apprenticeship programmes from intermediate to advanced level.
"The ILM qualification in leadership and management has helped me to motivate my team and helped me to work with different types of individuals. The course is a good mix of practical and theoretical work and my course tutors have supported me well. I have been promoted in my job role since studying for my ILM and I believe this qualification helped me enormously."
Robson - ILM DiplomaIndustry standard facilities
Our campus has outstanding state of the art amenities, to provide you with everything you could need whilst training with us. A specialist STEM centre, technology rich digital suites and full gymnasium are just some of the benefits learners of all levels are able to utilise.
STEM Centre New Digital CentreBusiness Management and Accountancy
Construction, Gas and Plumbing
Engineering Maintenance
Our engineering short courses are designed to develop and enhance the skills of mechanical and electrical professionals. The majority of our courses are accredited by external awarding bodies, which enables individuals to prove competency in their chosen area.
Course Title
Abrasive Wheels
Automotive Refrigerant Handling
CompEx EX01 to EX04
Accreditation Duration
C&G 1 day
IMI 1 day
JTL 5 days
Start Date Fee Location
Various dates £216 TTE
Various dates £250 MC
Various dates £830 TTE
CompEx Foundation
CompEx Mechanical EX11 (Including CompEx Foundation)
Recognised Practitioners Programme (Ex01RPP-Ex04RPP)
Mechanical Engineering for Non-Mechanical Engineers
Electrical Engineering for Non-Electrical Engineers
JTL 1.5 days
JTL 3 days Various dates £640 TTE
Various dates £330 TTE CompEx Dust
JTL 3 days
JTL 2 days
C&G 5 days
C&G 4 days
Various dates £700 TTE
Various dates £450 TTE
Various dates £660 TTE
Various dates £570 TTE
Electrical Safety
IET Wiring Regulations 18th Edition
Periodic Inspection and Testing of Electrical Installations 2391-52
Electrical Inspection and Testing 2391-52 (Exam only)
Level 3 Award in the In-Service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment - PAT Testing 2377
GWO 4 days Various dates £1,600 TTE
C&G 1.5 days Various dates £330 TTE Global Wind Organisation (GWO) Basic Technical Training Certificate
C&G 3 days or 8 evenings
C&G 5 days or 8 evenings
C&G 2 hours
C&G 2 days
Various dates £380 TTE
Various dates £800 TTE
Various dates £50 TTE
Various dates £240 TTE
Various dates £350 MC Forklift Truck Operations Refresher
Forklift Truck Operations
Various dates £200 MC Cherry Picker and Scissor Lift
Various dates £200 MC
"The course has been brilliant. It’s a great way to keep up-to-date as an electrician. My tutor is really helpful - he lets us crack on but is always willing to answer any questions we may have in the class. I’d definitely recommend the course if you’re looking to ensure your knowledge and skills remain current."
Alex Golding - 18th Edition"The course has been great. It’s well paced and the teaching has been fantastic. It has been great to stay up to date with all the latest best practice! It really can be the difference between life and death."
Duffy First Aid at WorkHealth, Safety and Environment
Health & Safety is a high priority for any organisation to ensure that workplace risks are recognised and managed effectively. We offer a number of internationally recognised qualifications designed to meet health, safety and risk management needs. Health & Safety courses provide candidates with the underpinning knowledge around legislation to help them be compliant with UK Health and Safety laws.
Course Title
CCNSG - Safety Passport
CCNSG - Safety Passport – Refresher
Confined space entry awareness
Confined Space Entry: Water (Low risk)
Confined Space Entry: Water (Medium risk)
CSCS Exam Only
Inspection and Usage of Ladders
IOSH Managing Safely Certificate
IOSH Working Safely Certificate
Accreditation Duration
ECITB 2 days
ECITB 1 day
TTE 1 day
C&G 1 day
C&G 2 days
CITB 1 day
TTE 2 hours
IOSH 4 days
Start Date Fee Location
Various dates £110 TTE
Various dates £90 TTE
Various dates £170 TTE
Various dates £170 MC
Various dates £300 MC
Various dates £35 MC
Various dates £78 TTE
Various dates £330 ON/TTE
IOSH 1 day Various dates £145 TTE
Leading a Team Safely IOSH 1 day Various dates £120 TTE
Level 2 Principles of COSHH
Qualsafe 1 day
Various dates £216 TTE
Level 2 Principles of Manual Handling Qualsafe 1 day Various dates £216 TTE
Level 2 Risk Assessment Qualsafe 1 day Various dates £216 TTE
Level 3 NEBOSH National Certificate
In Occupational Health & Safety
Level 6 NEBOSH National Diploma
In Occupational Health & Safety
NEBOSH Day route 15 weeks/ evening route 30 weeks
NEBOSH 24 weeks
Mobile Tower 1 day
Permit to Work
2 Yearly intakes £795 ON/MC
1 Yearly intake £3,200 MC
Various dates POA CP
TTE 1 day Various dates £216 TTE
Rigging, Lifting and Slinging – Initial TTE 2 days Various dates £354 TTE
Rigging and Slinging – Refresher TTE 1 day Various dates £192 TTE
Slingers / Signaller / Crane Banksman TTE 1 day
Various dates POA CP
Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Access 2016 12
Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Excel 2016 13
(March-August)
(March-August) £99 ON
Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Excel Expert 2016 14 weeks Flexible dates (March-August) £120 ON
Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) PowerPoint 2016 15 weeks
Flexible dates (March-August) £99 ON
Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Word 2016 16 weeks Flexible dates (March-August) £99 ON
Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Word Expert 2016 17 weeks Flexible dates (March-August) £120 ON
Comp TIA+ 28 weeks Flexible dates (March-August) £2,200 MC/Newcastle
Virtual Process Control Room
Welding
FREE Sector Skills Academies
Our Sector Skills Academies are short courses designed to get you back into work in a specific occupation, whilst developing your skills and helping you regain your confidence.
Sector Skills Academies include industry recognised qualifications alongside a guaranteed job interview with a local employer upon completion!
“A lot of people feel that a College is aimed at 16 to 18-year-olds, but we’ve grown the adult learning provision here at Middlesbrough College to ensure we’re supporting people to get the right skills they need to get back into work or to progress in their career.
“Our Sector Skills Academies are aimed at people with low level skills – including those unemployed or earning less than £27,000. We work with employers to ensure learners have the right skills, knowledge and expertise to not only work on a particular project but forge a lasting career in their chosen industry.”
– Rachel Gray, assistant principal for adult & community learning and partnerships at Middlesbrough College.
Are you an employer who could partner with Middlesbrough College to provide a Sector Skills Academy? Our bespoke academies can help you grow your team with employees trained specifically for the job at hand.
“Through our new skills academy, we’re able to grow our own team and offer opportunities to people right here on Teesside. It’s a win-win.
“We’ve experienced significant growth over the past few years and are looking to create a further 50 jobs – which is why our partnership with the College is so vital.”
– Martin Gilbey, managing director at Midas CladdingTo find out about the range of skills academies on offer at the College or about providing a Sector Skills Academy, contact the Adult and Community learning team on 01642 333378 or email adult&communitylearning@mbro.ac.uk
We can help you take on the talent of Teesside!
Sector Skills Academies
Our Sector Based Work Academies include industry recognised qualifications alongside a guaranteed job interview with a local employer upon completion! Within all of our courses, you will gain skills in application search, CV writing and interview preparation. Courses run on regular dates throughout the year.
Rail
First
First
Forklift
Forklift
Cherrypicker
Highfield
CITB
Transport
been working in the confined space industry for several years now, and it is a legal requirement to complete updates on a regular basis. The one-day course has been brilliant - you are able to pick up a great deal of knowledge in such a short space of time."
Brian PercivalWorking
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Online distance learning
Keeping up to date with changing legislation, the latest industry standards and learning new skills is essential, but not always easy. Finding the time to attend offsite training can be difficult, which is why we’ve introduced a range of online courses.
Our online courses in Health & Social, Health & Safety and Business Skills offer one-on-one, tutor led, interactive training. They provide the opportunity to go over and review the content as often as required, enabling you to study at your own pace – anytime, and
"My team leading course allowed me to gain a recognised qualification and stay in full time employment, all the material was online which helped guide me in the right direction. I found the course helped with my progression and step into a management role."
Mel Wilkinson Level 2 Team Leading Distance LearningAutism Level 3 NCFE 12 weeks FREE MC
Awareness of Mental Health Problems Level 2
NCFE 12 weeks FREE MC
Behaviour that Challenges Level 2 NCFE 12 weeks FREE MC
Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Level 2 NCFE 12 weeks FREE MC
Common Health Conditions Level 2 NCFE 12 weeks FREE MC
Counseling Skills Level 2 NCFE 12 weeks FREE MC
Dementia Care Level 2 NCFE 12 weeks FREE MC
Dementia Care Level 3 NCFE 12 weeks FREE MC
Dignity and Safeguarding Level 2
NCFE 12 weeks FREE MC
End of Life Care Level 2 NCFE 12 weeks FREE MC
End of Life Care Level 3 NCFE 12 weeks FREE MC
Equality & Diversity Level 2 NCFE 12 weeks FREE MC Falls Prevention Level 2 NCFE 12 weeks FREE MC
Mental Health Level 3 NCFE 12 weeks FREE MC
Nutrition and Health Level 2 NCFE 12 weeks FREE MC
Self-Harm and Suicide Awareness Level 2 NCFE 12 weeks FREE MC
Understanding Autism Level 2 NCFE 12 weeks FREE MC
Understanding Specific Learning Difficulties Level 2 NCFE 12 weeks FREE MC
Working With Individuals with Learning Disabilities Level 2 NCFE 12 weeks FREE MC
Cleaning Knowledge and Skills Level 2 NCFE 12 weeks FREE MC
Environmental Sustainability Level 2 NCFE 12 weeks FREE MC
Principles Of Warehousing Level 2
NCFE 12 weeks FREE MC
Safeguarding, Prevent and British Values Level 2 NCFE 12 weeks FREE MC
Certificate in Mental Health Advocacy in the workplace Level 2 NCFE 12 weeks FREE MC
Certificate in LGBT Inclusion in the workplace Level 2 Skillsfirst 12 weeks FREE MC
Diploma in Counselling Skills Level 3 NCFE 24 weeks FREE MC
Could you take on a T Level/work placement student or apprentice?
We need employers like you to help us develop the talents of tomorrow. Together we can create the next industry leaders.
Benefits to your business include:
h Generate a pipeline of talent
h Play an important role in skills development
h Provide opportunities for existing staff to act as mentors
“Our industry continues to face a major skills shortage and we’ve really struggled to recruit specialist joiners over the years. We’ve seen it in the construction industry too.
“T Levels and apprenticeships have helped fill that gap and have played a huge part in our success and growth. In fact, my own son Callum started off as an apprentice back in 2016 and is now thriving with the company as a fully qualified bench joiner.
“The great thing about placements and apprenticeships is they benefit both the learner and the employer. We’re able to develop staff from a young age, teaching them specialist skills for our business, while apprentices learn on the job and build invaluable skills that will help them forge longlasting careers with our company.
“It’s incredibly rewarding to watch them develop and we’re even exploring the possibility of opening our own apprenticeship academy, in partnership with Middlesbrough College Group. This would allow us to further shape their learning, offer bespoke skills training and ultimately futureproof our workforce.”
BA Joinery operations director, Peter Marwood
Get in touch with our team to find out more:
Apprenticeships: info@northernskills.co.uk
Work Placements/T Levels: placements@mbro.ac.uk
Facilities for hire
STEM Centre Conference Suite
The Conference Suite, located at the front of the STEM centre, is a flexible, state of the art space which can be arranged in multiple layouts including theatre, board room, classroom or any layout required. The STEM Centre provide a full service for all of their facilities including reception, catering and refreshments, AV equipment and Wi-Fi.
STEM Centre Seminar Rooms
The Stem Centre also has a range of smaller seminar rooms which are perfect for hosting smaller events or workshops as well as serving as break out rooms for larger events within the centre. All seminar rooms are equipped with interactive touch screen technology and high quality presentation equipment.
Sports hall hire
Our large, six-court sports hall can be utilised for a range of events and has dimensions of 34.5 metres by 27 metres. With the installation of floor-covering by college staff, this venue can be used for large conferences, exhibitions and events.
Newcastle HQ Meeting Rooms
At our Newcastle base on the Stamp Exchange you can also hire one of our small meeting rooms which can be used for 1 to 1s or meetings of up to six people. Perfect for team meetings or small training sessions. Email info@northernskills.co.uk if you would like to book.
Astro-pitch hire
Monday - Friday 5pm - 9pm (last booking 8pm - 9pm) Sat and Sun 9am - 4pm (last booking 3pm - 4pm)
Astro Pitch
The STEM Centre, located a short walk away from Middlesbrough town centre has free car parking and offers fully equipped, modern rooms for meetings, conferences or events. All rooms come with full technical support and have various presentation tools should you need them.
For more information and to check availability please email events@mbro.ac.uk.
STEM Conference SuiteUseful Contacts
Middlesbrough College Commercial Course Enquires mccommercial@mbro.ac.uk
TTE Commercial Course Enquires info@tte.co.uk
Apprenticeship and Bespoke Training Enquires info@northernskills.co.uk
Health & Safety: Mark Kearns - m.kearns@mbro.ac.uk
Safeguarding: safeguarding@mbro.ac.uk
Digital Apprenticeship Service Enquiries: Daniela Pedro - d.pedro@mbro.ac.uk
Course funding: Anna Gorman - annagorman@northernskills.co.uk
Finance: sales@mbro.ac.uk
National Apprenticeship Service: helpdesk@manage-apprenticeships.service.gov.uk
Facilities for hire: events@mbro.ac.uk
T Levels: placements@mbro.ac.uk
Northern Skills
Tel. 03453 40 40 40 Email: info@northernskills.co.uk northernskills.co.uk
Northern Skills (Middlesbrough)
Middlesbrough College Campus Dock Street Middlesbrough TS2 1AD
Northern Skills (Newcastle) The Stamp Exchange Westgate Road Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 1SA
TTE
Edison House, Middlesbrough Road East, South Bank, Middlesbrough TS6 6TZ