TRAINING
Specialised - John Cooke ( centre ) from Middlesbrough College Group with Correll Group apprentices .
OUR SIGHTS
Middlesbrough College Group gives Tees Valley investors a skills advantage
When ambitious , high-productivity businesses are growing , they come to the Tees Valley – not least because the region ' s people have the skills they need .
And that ’ s not by accident . Sector strengths in chemical and process , clean energy , digital , low carbon and hydrogen , engineering and advanced manufacturing mean people are being trained at the cutting edge of technology and knowledge .
Middlesbrough College Group is at the epicentre of that training drive .
Through the main college , apprenticeship and training arm Northern Skills and internationally renowned technical training specialist TTE , it ’ s working with some of the most ambitious businesses to invest in the region , including British Steel , Correll Group , ICL Group , Mitsubishi Chemical and Sembcorp Energy , among others .
Through a partnership with offshore /
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Flying high – A bird ’ s eye view of Middlesbrough College Group ’ s main site .
onshore electrical installation company Correll , the group is helping to deliver the skills that are fuelling our region ’ s push to be at the heart of the country ’ s move towards net zero .
Experts at TTE are giving Correll ’ s latest cohort of apprentices the skills and competencies they need to become technicians carrying out essential maintenance for renewable energy companies – including on subsea cables and wind turbines .
Sam Dowey , managing director of Correll
Group , which operates in Europe , Asia and the US , said : “ We ’ re a team of more than 450 technicians that keep the renewable energy industry going . It ’ s highly specialised work that requires precision skills . That ’ s why we ’ re invested in our apprentices – the future of our company .
“ With the help of TTE ’ s expert tutors , we ’ ve designed an apprenticeship scheme that will give our learners all the skills and competencies of a well-rounded technician who could tackle all aspects of the work we do .”