Gateshead College

Gateshead College is a publicly funded further education college located in Gateshead, North East England, United Kingdom. Established in the 1940s (celebrating 80 years since becoming Gateshead Technical College), the college operates four campuses: Baltic Campus (main campus in the Baltic Business Quarter), Academy for Sport, Skills Academy for Construction, and Skills Academy for Automotive & Engineering. The college offers courses from Entry Level to Level 5, including vocational study programmes, A Levels, T Levels, apprenticeships, Access to Higher Education diplomas, and Higher National Certificates and Diplomas (HNC/HND/HTQ). Subject areas include engineering and manufacturing, construction and the built environment, digital technologies, health and social care, early years, business, catering and hospitality, art and design, automotive, beauty therapy, music and performing arts, sport, and more. The college's flagship 'Education with Employment Edge' approach means course content is co-designed with over 450 employer partners. The PlanBEE higher-level apprenticeship programme, originating at Gateshead College, has been delivered in North East England and Manchester, with 98% of graduates progressing to work in the built environment sector. The college has received a Queen Elizabeth Prize for Education for its PlanBEE programme.