North East Workforce Skills

Learn what to expect when the menopause happens, and what your next steps might be in the workplace.

Explore the principles and practices of guidance and mentoring skills and how to apply these to support development of apprentices.

This ten-week short course will help those working with young people and families to expand their knowledge on infant mental health and development by exploring professional responses to the wide range of problems families struggle with.

Discover how to advocate for young children’s rights. Promote holistic child development. Learn how to work directly with families.

Over ten weeks, this short course will help those working in educational settings to understand and celebrate gender diversity, as well as understand the dangers pupils may face and how to support them.

This level 7 online masterclass will help leaders in an educational setting to identify behaviours, and give them the skillset to evaluate the impact they have in a work environment. 

This one-day short course will explore the most effective ways to improve warehousing operations in your workplace. Covering topics including how to reduce effort and costs around materials management, you will be able to use the knowledge and skillset achieved on this course to progress your career in engineering.

This short course will explore the history and development of modern maintenance strategies. You will learn to sustain maximum equipment and operations efficiency, and develop solutions that go beyond maintenance to benefit your organisation.

This short course will allow you to learn to understand a problem and prescribe a suitable solution. Topics include analysing issues, understanding their underlying causes, and implementing permanent solutions.

This one-day short course will help you learn the basics in methods of project planning, to help enhance your knowledge and skillset to further your professional career.

This level 6 short course has been designed for healthcare professionals working with patients who have needs related to skin integrity and wound care. The course builds knowledge and skills in anatomy and pathophysiology and aligns them with enhanced clinical assessment and management skills, including the exploration of theoretical and contemporary issues in wound care.

This module is a core module embedded in clinical practice in preparation for a Paediatric Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) role and will offer students the opportunity to develop their advanced communication, clinical assessment, examination and clinical decision making and management skills in their field of practice.

Expand your skillset as a Practice Assessor. Learn while you work. Progress in your career.

Learn how to undertake physical examinations while incorporating clinical history. Develop a wide range of up-to-date knowledge and skills for tackling minor injuries including musculo-skeletal injuries, fractures and sprains.

This short course has been designed for healthcare professionals working with patients who have tissue viability needs. The course builds knowledge and skills in anatomy and pathophysiology and aligns them with enhanced clinical assessment and management skills, including the exploration of theoretical and contemporary issues in wound care.

In this short course, you will learn about how we age and the issues we face, including some of the common conditions seen in older people and health promotion to support ‘wellness’. Cultural bias and personal values will also be explored.

This course considers the many components that contribute to the delivery of quality care. The module will focus on the patient journey, patient choice and preferred place of care.

This short course will help leaders and managers reflect on their roles in the workplace, assessing your personal and professional qualities, and exploring how to effectively lead yourself and others.

This masterclass will help leaders, managers and interested peers working in any sector to support staff who might be struggling with their mental health.  

This course has been designed to help you develop your skills and become a better leader. You will learn how to recognise and apply the theories related to effective management, leadership, and change management.

This one-day short course will help you to harness the enormous potential of social media marketing for your small business. Learn the most effective methods and platforms that will help you reach your business goals.

Learn to develop an effective marketing strategy. Enhance the knowledge and skillsets in your workforce. Progress in your career and support the success of your business.

This course will help you gain the knowledge and skillset to create video content tailored for your target audience. Learn how to shoot, edit, and effectively share your content to make an impact in the digital sector.

Explore the key concepts of podcasting and the production methods used.

The innovative delivery of this part-time short course will develop the theoretical and practical skills necessary to promote a holistic, patient-centred approach to practice delivery in contraceptive health services.

This four-month module aims to equip those who work in general practice/ treatment rooms and who wish to develop their knowledge and skills in this area. The module will cover consultation skills and history taking in a general practice context, and is accredited at the same level as undergraduate degree courses. 

The aim of this short course is to develop the knowledge and skills required to care for patients with coronary heart disease and heart failure. The course develops theoretical and practical skills relevant for practice whilst promoting a holistic, patient centred approach to management. It is accredited at level 6, which is the same level as undergraduate degree courses.

This module aims to equip those whose work involves managing patients who have diabetes mellitus to develop their knowledge and skills in this area. The assessment for this module will reflect achievement at level 6.

This module aims to equip those whose work involves managing patients who may present with conditions involving the ear to develop their knowledge and skills in this area. The course is taught at level 6.

This programme has been developed to be innovative in approach and develop theoretical and practical skills relevant for practice whilst promoting a holistic, patient centred approach to management.

This module will meet the standards set by the ACP (Association of Child Psychotherapists) as part of the entry standards for the clinical training inChild and Adolescent Psychotherapy. Study on a part-time basis, one Saturday a month.  

Build on your knowledge and skills. Learn while you work. Contribute to the development of others as a practice educator.