About Gateshead College
We have four campuses across Gateshead; Baltic Campus, the Academy for Sport next to Gateshead Stadium and the Skills Academy for Construction and the Skills Academy for Automotive and Engineering on Team Valley.
Our purpose is to develop skilled confident learners who succeed in work and life and our vision is to be at the heart of a thriving community, helping people to achieve their full potential and gain the employment edge.
This means industry inspired education that combines high quality learning with real world skills helping all learners, whatever their age, background or starting point, develop the confidence, personal and professional skills to be successful.
Gateshead College learners will have the best chance of getting a job, starting a business and progressing in their career; an employment edge that will set them apart.
What's on offer
We offer a range of education and training programmes which meet the needs of our community.
T Levels
T Levels are technical qualifications that have been endorsed by business leaders and designed to get you career-ready. Depending on the T Level route, you’ll spend a minimum of 45-days working in industry to get the skills and experience that employers are looking for.
We offer T Levels in the following subjects and specialisms:
- Construction
- Building Services Design
- Carpentry and Joinery
- Electrotechnical Engineering
- Plumbing and Heating Engineering
- Digital
- Digital Infrastructure
- Digital Technician
- Web and Software Developer
- Education and Childcare
- Assisting Teaching
- Early Years Educator
- Engineering and Manufacturing
- Maintenance Engineering Technologies
- Health and Life Sciences
- Assisting with Healthcare Science
- Laboratory Sciences
- Supporting the Adult Nursing Team
- Legal, Finance and Accounting
- Assistant Accountant
- Investment Banking and Asset and Wealth Management Analyst
- Management and Administration
- Team Leadership and Management
Find out more about T Levels at Gateshead College.
Vocational study programmes
Full time study programmes for students aged 16-18 including across 19 different industry sectors from digital tech to construction, performing arts to engineering and healthcare and early years.
Explore vocational study programmes.
Apprenticeships
Apprenticeships are a mix of work, training and skills. You’ll have a paid job with an employer as well as spending time at Gateshead College where you’ll receive training that’s relevant to your job and complete coursework to get you nationally recognised qualifications.
We offer apprenticeships across the majority of sectors and in all the region’s priority areas.
View apprenticeship vacancies.
Skills Bootcamps
These flexible courses of up to 16 weeks, giving people the opportunity to build up sector-specific skills and fast-track to an interview with a local employer.
Find out more about Skills Bootcamps at Gateshead College.
