The North East Apprenticeship Ambassador Network (NEAAN) promotes, champions
and creates apprenticeship opportunities.

Working with partners, we raise the profile of apprenticeships and encourage everyone to
engage in the apprenticeship agenda.

We help individuals and employers considering apprenticeships and those on their
apprenticeship journey, utilising our national and regional platforms to speak about their
experiences.

Northumbrian Water Limited supplies 2.7 million customers in the North East with both water and sewerage services, trading as Northumbrian Water.

In 2023, Northumbrian Water Group was named the world's most ethical water company for the 12th time and was recognised in the 2022 list of the UK’s Best Workplaces (Super Large) by the Great Places to Work Institute and awarded Centre of Excellence in Wellbeing status.

People Science are a Business Psychology Consultancy focusing on team effectiveness, leadership development and talent management. We partner with our clients to support them to achieve high performance, build engaging workplaces and deliver successful business transformation.

We blend a passion for behavioural science with deep expertise and experience in leadership and team behaviour to deliver impactful solutions for our clients and partners.

PERFORM – ENGAGE - TRANSFORM

About Tailored Thinking

Tailored Thinking is a positive psychology, wellbeing and HR consultancy. Our mission is to be a force for good in the world of work and we focus on enabling individuals, teams and organisations to flourish.

We partner and work with organisations to reach their highest levels of potential, bringing the best out of their colleagues, through organisational design, leadership training and coaching and core strategy. Tailored Thinking was named HR Consultancy of the year by the CIPD in 2020.

Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) is a full-service international law firm sitting amongst the top 20 UK law firms and ranking 109th globally. In the UK, WBD has more than 120 partners and around 450 lawyers based in eight locations across the country including Newcastle and Wilton. In the US WBD boasts 23 offices. The firm’s reach also extends to Europe where it has strategic partnerships with law firms in Germany and France, and through the Lex Mundi network, WBD can offer clients access to counsel in more than 120 countries.

With deep roots in the North East dating back over 230 years, we’re committed to playing our part in the future success of the North East by using our local, national and international reach and legal expertise to benefit the region’s leading sectors, businesses, people and organisations.