Communicate celebrates double shortlisting in prestigious awards
National IT, telecoms and cyber-security specialists, Communicate, celebrate dual shortlisting in this year’s Cyber Security Awards. The company has been nominated for the third time running in the Threat Detection Product of the Year category, and this year their Security Manager, Jed Wrigley, has been shortlisted for Cyber Educator of the Year award. The awards […]
IGNITION: TALENT ENGINE PLATFORM IS UP AND RUNNING
AN ONLINE platform linking employers, education providers and prospective employees has been launched to recruit thousands more into the thriving regional tech sector. Dynamo, the region’s tech champion, launched the Tech Talent Engine portal at a well-attended event at The Core in Newcastle city centre. The project is part of the North of Tyne Combined […]
NORTH EAST BUSINESS MESMA NAMED FINALIST IN NATIONAL ENTREPRENEUR AWARDS
A Tyne and Wear technology specialist has been named as the only finalist from the region in a national award category that recognises the country’s top small business founders who create alternative routes to employment. Mesma has been shortlisted from over thousands of entrants from across the country for the ‘John Caudwell Blaze Your Own […]
The North of Tyne Combined Authority launches skills bootcamps across the region
North of Tyne Combined Authority (NTCA) has launched a further wave a of free Skills Bootcamps training. Skills Bootcamps are free, flexible courses of up to 16 weeks, giving people the opportunity to build up sector-specific skills and fast-track to an interview with a local employer. Training will be available in a range of skills […]
NICD offer data science expertise to SME’s
As part of the North of Tyne Combined Authority Digital Growth and Innovation Programme (NTCA Digital), we are reaching out to qualifying SMEs in the North of Tyne area to offer data science expertise to help support your data-related projects. Our team of expert data scientists can enable your organisation to explore and gain insight […]
Newcastle-based Northcoders to open new Birmingham training hub to address the increase in demand for technology training and upskilling across the Midlands
Newcastle-based Northcoders – one of the UK’s leading independent providers of training programmes for software coding – is to open a brand new training hub in Birmingham city centre that will deliver the company’s range of bootcamp courses across the Midlands. The new site, which will open on 3rd May, will be in Spaces at […]
LEARNING CURVE GROUP WELCOME LORD AGNEW TO THEIR DARLINGTON BUSINESS ACADEMY TO DISCUSS LEVELLING UP WITH DIGITAL SKILLS
National training provider, Learning Curve Group (LCG), hosted a roundtable discussion with Lord Agnew and the Cabinet Office, local business leaders and education providers to discuss the levelling up strategy with digital skills. LCG welcomed the speakers to their brand new Business Academy in Darlington, which opened its doors to learners in September. LCG’s Darlington […]
Systems leadership at the heart of £20m investment into skills, innovation and housing ecosystem
With exciting news of a £20 million investment into a world-class training centre and housing eco-system, the city of Sunderland is proving itself to be a place where key organisations are working together to create a brighter future. Leaders of Sunderland College and Sunderland City Council have long held a vision to develop a strategic approach to skills, innovation and economic […]
Growing Gateshead tech firm Aspire toasts rising revenues as it opens waterfront head office
Growing tech firm Aspire Technology Solutions has posted a 6% lift in turnover during a year of uncertainty and restrictions imposed by Covid-19. The Gateshead firm – a former North East Company of the Year – last week officially opened its new offices at Pipewell Quay development, based on the site of the former Baja […]
Pole position for Sunderland graduate flying the flag for female race car drivers
Hara Moraiti has been passionate about cars since she was 14 and now, 30 years on, the former University of Sunderland student is making her motor racing dream a reality. Hara, 44, from Greece, is taking her home country’s car racing scene by storm having competed in more than 20 high-profile events over the last […]
