News & Updates

Apprenticeships are a critical component of the North East’s skills provision. Looking at the Local Skills Improvement Plans which cover the North East LEP area - for the North of Tyne, and the four North East authorities - you can see the importance of technical skills for the future of the region’s economy.

East Durham College has been awarded £881,000 to help County Durham employers boost skills in their workforce and overcome skills gaps affecting their organisations. Following the successful bid to Durham County Council, East Durham College has been awarded the funds to help local businesses, located in South West Durham and East Durham, with tailored training solutions to help develop their employees.

Recently the community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland has crowned our very own Isabel Maria as the winner of the prestigious Alan Hull award 2024!

Houghall student Angela Wake tells us her experience of how she came fourth in the WorldSkills final upon leaving a twenty-five-year career.

East Durham College, Houghall Campus ran its inaugural stockmanship event with its agricultural students showcasing their overarching work in livestock studies.

A group of highly talented East Durham College media students proved they were amongst the very best in the country after they won silver medals at the WorldSkills UK National Finals 2023 in Manchester.

The North East is set to benefit from a huge skills training boost, as colleges and universities share a £3.6 million pot through the Local Skills Improvement Fund (LSIF), focused on the skills requirements of businesses located in Sunderland, Gateshead, South Tyneside and County Durham identified in the North East Local Skills Improvement Plan (NELSIP).

The North East Automotive Alliance (NEAA) has confirmed that the North East Local Skills Improvement Plan (NELSIP) has been approved and East Durham College has been selected as the lead applicant in the delivery of the Local Skills Improvement Fund (LSIF).