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Plater training in an academy

Skills & Workforce

Tees Valley’s commercial activity is reinforced by a highly skilled workforce with specialisms in manufacturing, engineering, process chemicals and offshore industries.

There are also strong links with nearby universities including Teesside, Durham, Newcastle, Leeds and York. The area’s reputation as an industrial powerhouse means that local authorities and education settings are focused on creating a workforce that meets the needs of the local economy, with a number of colleges delivering technical training, as well as industry-led apprenticeships.

Skills support is also available to investors, working with our local colleges to create bespoke programmes for businesses looking to invest here.

Sits in the centre of a cluster of universities
Four Leading Russell group universities within one hour
Between them around 9,000 engineering graduates

Academic Cluster

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