Stockton Riverside College – Education Training Collective https://www.the-etc.ac.uk Tue, 04 Feb 2025 13:24:32 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.the-etc.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/cropped-site-icon-32x32.png Stockton Riverside College – Education Training Collective https://www.the-etc.ac.uk 32 32 Meet the Amazon supported interns picking up skills for life https://www.the-etc.ac.uk/2025/02/04/meet-the-amazon-supported-interns-picking-up-skills-for-life/ Tue, 04 Feb 2025 13:24:20 +0000 https://www.the-etc.ac.uk/?p=4961 Whether it’s developing the confidence to meet the demands of the workplace or achieving personal milestones, such as getting the bus independently for the first time, Amazon is really delivering for this group of young people. The seven supported interns are all picking up different skills from a unique training programme created to prepare them for future employment and delivered at Amazon’…

Source

]]> Award win for college group’s positive influence on green habits https://www.the-etc.ac.uk/2025/02/04/award-win-for-college-groups-positive-influence-on-green-habits/ Tue, 04 Feb 2025 13:18:00 +0000 https://www.the-etc.ac.uk/?p=4958 A college group’s efforts to bolster greener habits have been recognised with a national award and green accreditation for the second year running. The Education Training Collective (Etc.) has been named winner of the Investors in the Environment’s Sustainability Influencer Award. The title highlights not only their own commitment to change but also a drive to encourage others to do the same.

Source

]]> Meet Etc.’s new group director of human resources, Adele https://www.the-etc.ac.uk/2024/12/04/meet-etc-s-new-group-director-of-human-resources-adele/ Wed, 04 Dec 2024 10:07:32 +0000 https://www.the-etc.ac.uk/?p=4847 From fairground work to catering, human resource management to studying a professional doctorate, Adele Currie knows career paths often take a varied route. Now, joining the Education Training Collective as the group director of human resources and people development, she’s ready to put her own mixed bag of professional experiences to good use and hit the ground running.

Source

]]> Thirteen launches new apprenticeship opportunities https://www.the-etc.ac.uk/2024/06/25/thirteen-launches-new-apprenticeship-opportunities/ Tue, 25 Jun 2024 10:02:43 +0000 https://www.the-etc.ac.uk/?p=4081 We are working in partnership with Thirteen Group to deliver new apprenticeships. Apprenticeships feature a mix of trade operative and office-based roles, including business administration, electrical, gas, joinery, plastering and plumbing. New recruits will receive paid work experience, alongside studying and training in a classroom. The training will be delivered in partnership…

Source

]]> Stockton Riverside College in line for significant Department for Education investment https://www.the-etc.ac.uk/2022/07/19/stockton-riverside-college-in-line-for-significant-department-for-education-investment/ Tue, 19 Jul 2022 14:36:49 +0000 https://www.the-etc.ac.uk/?p=2659 Stockton Riverside College is set to deliver new T Level courses, in industry-standard facilities, thanks to a recently approved investment from the Department for Education. Today, the Department for Education has announced the successful recipients of T Level Wave 4 capital funding, in the latest of a long line of further education facility investments, and Stockton Riverside College has…

Source

]]> Education Training Collective rated Ofsted ‘Good’ with ‘Outstanding’ features https://www.the-etc.ac.uk/2022/07/15/education-training-collective-rated-ofsted-good-with-outstanding-features/ Fri, 15 Jul 2022 09:30:21 +0000 https://www.the-etc.ac.uk/?p=2643 High praise from Ofsted is another great result for the colleges, students and staff, that make up the Education Training Collective (Etc.). In its first full inspection since the merger of Stockton Riverside College and Redcar and Cleveland College, the group, which also includes Bede Sixth Form College, NETA Training and The Skills Academy (Billingham), has been rated ‘Good’ with…

Source

]]> Ofsted gets a virtual insight into life at Etc. https://www.the-etc.ac.uk/2020/12/08/ofsted-gets-a-virtual-insight-into-life-at-etc/ Tue, 08 Dec 2020 14:40:07 +0000 https://www.the-etc.ac.uk/?p=1273 Staff and students at the Education Training Collective (Etc.) have been sharing an insight into college life with a virtual visit from Ofsted. With routine Ofsted inspections suspended due to the pandemic, inspectors have been carrying out interim visits to help learners, parents, employers and government understand how providers are currently meeting the needs of learners and…

Source

]]> Colleges explore innovative new ways to teach our students https://www.the-etc.ac.uk/2020/04/09/colleges-explore-innovative-new-ways-to-teach-our-students/ Thu, 09 Apr 2020 08:48:00 +0000 http://www.the-etc.ac.uk/?p=708 Face-to-face learning may have temporarily been put on hold at colleges across the UK but that doesn’t mean that teaching has stopped. Across Etc. we have been exploring innovative new ways to reach our students. And for those more practical subjects that involves being a bit more unconventional with our thinking. “It’s meant a lot of changes,” said Stockton Riverside College’s…

Source

]]> Offering students a fresh spark of inspiration https://www.the-etc.ac.uk/2020/04/08/offering-students-a-fresh-spark-of-inspiration/ Wed, 08 Apr 2020 08:38:00 +0000 http://www.the-etc.ac.uk/?p=703 With his sights set on a career as a welder, Aaron knows where he is headed. Determined to develop the core skills he needs, including English and maths, he said: “You have to realise when you need to shape up.” He is one of 14 pupils currently accessing Northfield School & Sports College’s inclusion base. Part of his motivation has come from a new alternate training programme being…

Source

]]> NHS workers shine a spotlight on apprenticeship success https://www.the-etc.ac.uk/2020/02/18/nhs-workers-shine-a-spotlight-on-apprenticeship-success/ Tue, 18 Feb 2020 15:03:00 +0000 http://www.the-etc.ac.uk/?p=607 Celebrations got underway at Stockton Riverside College where the spotlight has fallen on apprentices from North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust. The team picked up accolades to mark the culmination of their studies; honing their skills in everything from medical administration to business management. And, if you thought apprenticeships were just for school leavers…

Source

]]>