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The North East Workforce Skills Programme and the University of Sunderland are hosting a Dedicated Small Business Conference on 11th September 2023.

University of Sunderland are looking to procure short course Continuous Professional Development (CPD) for Menopause Training. The provision will need to be delivered within the Developed area of the North East LEP (Northumberland and Tyne and Wear), and all work must be complete and claimed prior to the 31st December 2023.  The maximum value for this opportunity is £24,999 inclusive of VAT. All Submissions need to be emailed to Jackie Nicholson Jackie.nicholson@sunderland.ac.uk no later than Close of Business on 7th July 2023. All submissions will be assessed by an assessment panel within the University and all applicants will be notified no later than Friday 10th July 2023.

The North East Workforce Skills Programme and the University of Sunderland are hosting a conference on Neurodiversity in Therapeutic Spaces 2023 on 1st September 2023.

Less than a year left to access ESF fully funded training… There is now less than a year left to access training through the North East Workforce Skills Programme, a multi-million European Social Fund (ESF) project led by the University of Sunderland.

Exciting NEWS, pardon the pun, we're launching our first podcast today!!

Seta and TDR Training are offering a wide range of courses to enable engineers within Tyne and Wear and Northumberland to upskill.

One year on the North East Workforce Skills Programme, a European Social Fund (ESF) project worth nearly £15 million and our consortium partners are encountering a few myths about the training that’s available.

One year on and a multi-million European Social Fund (ESF) project led by the University of Sunderland is proving to be a vital component in investing in one of the regions greatest economic assets – its people.

Lisa Smith (ACMA), Chief Financial Officer at Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust recently undertook some fully funded training through the North East Workforce Skills programme with Access Training. In an interview with Lisa, she explains her experience.

Rebecca Jobson, Head of Fundraising at Zoe’s Place Baby Hospice and Rachel Divers, Sales Manager at Sodexo, Newcastle United Football Club are both studying the Post Graduate Certificate in Leadership and Change with the University of Sunderland and they recently joined Sara Jolly on one of the University’s mini podcasts.