Education Training Collective https://www.the-etc.ac.uk Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:20:27 +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 Education Training Collective https://www.the-etc.ac.uk 32 32 Education Training Collective named Clean Energy Technical Excellence College https://www.the-etc.ac.uk/2026/04/14/education-training-collective-named-clean-energy-technical-excellence-college/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://www.the-etc.ac.uk/?p=5830 The Education Training Collective (Etc.) has been named a Clean Energy Technical Excellence College by the Department for Education today. One of just five Clean Energy TECs announced nationally, it puts the Teesside college group, which incorporates Bede Sixth Form College, Innersummit, NETA Training, Redcar and Cleveland College and Stockton Riverside College, at the forefront of clean…

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]]> UKSE bursaries back Teesside’s impressive students https://www.the-etc.ac.uk/2026/04/01/ukse-bursaries-back-teessides-impressive-students/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:25:32 +0000 https://www.the-etc.ac.uk/?p=5815 Students at four Teesside colleges, all part of the Education Training Collection (Etc.) have said a big thank you to UKSE for bursaries that are helping with the costs of studying for their chosen careers. UKSE, the business-support subsidiary of Tata Steel, has awarded £500 bursaries to a student from each college nominated by curriculum staff – Bede Sixth Form College…

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]]> College chief execs to join forces in Great Wall of China trek https://www.the-etc.ac.uk/2026/04/01/college-chief-execs-to-join-forces-in-great-wall-of-china-trek/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.the-etc.ac.uk/?p=5810 College leaders Grant Glendinning and Zoe Lewis have never been ones to shy away from a challenge. And the latest is sure to test both to their limits. Familiar faces to many across the Tees Valley, the chief executives are joining forces to tackle Daisy Chain’s Great Wall of China trek. While it’s not going to be easy, both are ready to put on brave faces as the training begins.

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]]> Upskilling in student recruitment https://www.the-etc.ac.uk/2026/03/20/upskilling-in-student-recruitment/ Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:41:31 +0000 https://www.the-etc.ac.uk/?p=5802 Continuous professional development forms a key part of our ethos at the Etc., and Morgan and Sophie from our group student recruitment team are excellent examples of what it means to upskill alongside your current full-time role. Group Student Recruitment Manager and Officer respectively, Morgan and Sophie are currently enrolled on a Multi-Channel Marketer Apprenticeship…

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]]> National Apprenticeship Week 2026 https://www.the-etc.ac.uk/2026/01/30/national-apprenticeship-week-2026/ Fri, 30 Jan 2026 10:19:04 +0000 https://www.the-etc.ac.uk/?p=5720 National Apprenticeship Week brings together businesses and apprentices across the country to shine a light on the positive impact that apprenticeships make. Read a collection of stories about some of our incredible learners. Climbing the property ladder and winning awards: Connor’s career path | Redcar & Cleveland College Middlesbrough-based Connor is a plumbing and heating…

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]]> FE Commissioner hosts first strategy meeting at Stockton Riverside College https://www.the-etc.ac.uk/2026/01/23/fe-commissioner-hosts-first-strategy-meeting-at-stockton-riverside-college/ Fri, 23 Jan 2026 16:44:41 +0000 https://www.the-etc.ac.uk/?p=5702 Further Education Commissioner, Ellen Thinnesen OBE, visited Stockton Riverside College, where she hosted the first strategy meeting with her Deputy Further Education Commissioners. Stepping into the role this month, the commissioner and her team will work with colleges across England to drive improvements in the sector. The newly appointed FE Commissioner said: “It was important my…

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]]> Deputy CEO bids a fond farewell to college that gave him new direction https://www.the-etc.ac.uk/2025/12/01/deputy-ceo-bids-a-fond-farewell-to-college-that-gave-him-new-direction/ Mon, 01 Dec 2025 09:17:59 +0000 https://www.the-etc.ac.uk/?p=5589 When Jason Faulkner, fresh out of the army, started work as a Prince’s Trust Team leader at the then Stockton and Billingham Technical College he could have had no idea of what lay ahead. “I certainly never imagined being here 23 years later as the deputy chief executive officer of what is now the Education Training Collective,” he said. Looking back at a career jam-packed with…

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]]> The Future of Work  https://www.the-etc.ac.uk/2025/10/30/the-future-of-work/ Thu, 30 Oct 2025 10:26:50 +0000 https://www.the-etc.ac.uk/?p=5565 We are living through one of the most profound transformations in the history of work. In the space of five years, our relationship with work may have changed more than in the last 50 — not only through technology, but through shifting attitudes, new expectations and a growing realisation that the future will be defined by how well we adapt. For those of us working in further education…

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]]> Putting the structure in place to build future skills https://www.the-etc.ac.uk/2025/08/27/putting-the-structure-in-place-to-build-future-skills/ Wed, 27 Aug 2025 10:46:24 +0000 https://www.the-etc.ac.uk/?p=5473 The Education Training Collective (Etc.) is proud to be a “strategic spoke” in ambitious new government plans to train 40,000 new construction learners by 2029. Central to the government’s Plan for Change, 10 Construction Technical Excellence Colleges (CTECs) have been announced across the country, backed by £100m of investment, to meet demand in sectors such as housebuilding…

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]]> Popular Etc. CFO, Fiona Sharp, retires after 26 years https://www.the-etc.ac.uk/2025/07/30/popular-etc-cfo-fiona-sharp-retires-after-26-years/ Wed, 30 Jul 2025 10:50:41 +0000 https://www.the-etc.ac.uk/?p=5460 Mild mannered but with a fierce head for numbers, Fiona Sharp is retiring after 26 years with the colleges that now make up the Education Training Collective (Etc.). As chief financial officer, hers is a face that will be familiar to many after almost three decades helping balance the books, first as a part-time finance officer at what was then believed to be the smallest sixth form college…

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