Business Support

A guide to apprenticeships

Find out what it’s like to be an apprentice – the opportunities, benefits and just how far an apprenticeship can take you in the future. A guide to apprenticeships provides information on the opportunities

GOV.UK

Apprenticeships, Business development, Growth, Recruitment, Staff development, Apprentice

Advancing the Competitiveness of NE Automotive SMEs (ACE SME) Programme

The ACE SME programme offers eligible SMEs support to expand business capability and a platform to connect to supply chain and business opportunities. SMEs will have access to support provided by the NEAA, senior industry leade

North East Automotive Alliance

Growth, SME

Advice for business owners

Looking for guidance and support as you break into new markets, prepare for business growth or expand your workforce? Through one-to-one appointments, we can help you to achieve your business growth plans and aspirations. We

PNE Enterprise

Advice, Growth, Recruitment

Advice for Pre-Starts

Have a business idea? Our expert team of business advisors can support you as you take the leap into self-employment. Through free, one-to-one appointments, we can support you to break the barriers when starting your new v

PNE Enterprise

Advice, Business planning, Self employment

Analytical Services

Durham University provides an extensive range of state-of-the-art research equipment and facilities across a range of disciplines including: Anthropology Archaeology Biological sciences Chemistry Computer science E

Durham University

Innovation, Knowledge Transfer, Technology

Apprenticeship Ambassador Network (AAN)

The primary aim of the Apprenticeship Ambassador Network is to support the delivery of a high quality apprenticeships programme. Members of the AAN support government in enabling employers and wider stakeholders to realise the ben

Apprenticeship Ambassador Network

Apprenticeships, Staff development, Mentor

Apprenticeships

Tyne Metropolitan College provide information on the various apprenticeships and courses that are available for apprentices and employers alike. Click "Find out more" to view the vacancies.

Tyne Metropolitan College

Apprentice, Carillion

Apprenticeships in the North East

Supporting North East businesses in recruiting apprentices This section aims to help businesses to understand different types of apprenticeship, how apprenticeship reform is likely to affect them, and the nuts and bolts to cons

North East Local Enterprise Partnership (North East LEP)

Apprenticeships, Apprentice, Carillion

Association of Colleges Apprenticeships

AOC provides with an in-depth catalogue of all the most important updates and changes to the way apprenticeships so to serve all visitors to the site of what is currently happening to apprentices and a history of what ha

AOC

Apprenticeships, Apprentice

Become an e-mentor

The Prince's Trust are currently looking for e-mentors to support young people on their online Enterprise and Employability programmes as part of a brand new digital learning platform, Prince's Trust Online. 

Prince's Trust

Knowledge Transfer, Mentor, Social enterprise

Better Business for All

Better Business for All: Simplifying the regulation process to help businesses grow. Better Business for All (BBfA) is a local voluntary partnership between businesses and regulatory services to promote growth. It has been s

Better Business for All

Better Off In Business

This programme helps unemployed (or working less than 16hrs per week) young people aged 18-30 to explore and test their business ideas, write business plans and start their own businesses or achieve alternative goals in education,

Prince's Trust

Business plan, Financial plan, Loans, Mentor, Skills, Startup, Training, Carillion