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I.T. Apprentices are Custom Made
16 January 2012Zodiac Training, the largest private training provider in the North-East, and The Customs House, the theatre, cinema and arts venue in South Shields, are enabling young, unemployed people from across the region to gain a qualification in IT and Telecoms, get experience in the work place and find a job. Brothers Christopher and Mark Render are amongst the first to take advantage of the scheme.
Zodiac Chair, Lilian Mains, interviewed in run up to WIN Awards 2011
02 November 2011As part of the run up to this year’s WIN Entrepreneur Awards, last year’s winner, Lilian Mains, has been interviewed by BDaily.
Charity Zumbathon in aid of The Prince’s Trust
05 October 2011As part of our work to raise money for The Prince’s Trust we’re holding 3 hours of non-stop Zumba partying on Saturday 8 October.
New Scheme Develops Paul’s Caring Side
20 September 2011Paul Errington of Wheatley Hill, County Durham is the first person to complete Zodiac’s Diversity in Apprenticeship scheme and gain a job in the care sector.
Zodiac Sponsor The Chronicle Young Achievers
16 December 2010The winners of The Chronicle Young Achiever Awards 2010, sponsored by Zodiac Training, have been announced at a fantastic awards ceremony at the NewcastleGateshead Hilton…
Zodiac Founder Wins Prestigious Entrepreneur Award
30 November 2010Lilian Mains, Company Chair of Zodiac Training, has been announced as the winner of the prestigious Susan Dobson Award for Entrepreneurship at the annual Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Awards…
Zodiac Training Sponsor The Chronicle Young Achievers Awards 2010
12 November 2010Zodiac Training are proud to be sponsors of The Chronicle Young Achiever Awards 2010. Nominate someone you know now…
Zodiac Sponsor Equality and Diversity Award
05 November 2010Zodiac Training were delighted to be part of the recent Yorkshire and Humber Regional Diversity Champion Awards 2010 and to be sponsors of the Embedding Equality and Diversity Award…
Zodiac Appoints New MD
11 October 2010Zodiac Training are extremely pleased to announce the appointment of Jonathan Smith as new Managing Director of the company…
InShops InSpires Success
01 September 2010James Williams, Centre Manager at InShops Middlesbrough, has shown that no matter how much you know there’s always room to learn more…
Zodiac Supports Phabulous Cause
21 July 2010Zodiac Training have held a number of fund-raising events to raise money for Jarrow-based youth and community organisation, Millennium Phab Club…
Zodiac Goes Back to School
19 July 2010Zodiac Training have been back to school, delivering qualifications to staff at St. John’s Primary School in Newcastle…
Zodiac Training Back the Bid
18 June 2010Zodiac Training are backing the bid for England to host the World Cup in 2018. In particular we support the excellent work being carried out by the NewcastleGateshead Initiative to bring the competition to the region…
Zodiac Training Press Release
07June 2010After 14 years as a Director and share-holder Jacqui McQueen has made the decision to leave Zodiac Training…
Zodiac Training Part of World Class Peer Group
14 May 2010Zodiac and three other North East training providers have been working together to promote Apprenticeships throughout the region…
Innovative e-assessment system increases efficiency and improves the learning experience
15 April 2010Zodiac’s launch of a new e-assesment system has been made into an Excellence Gateway study…
North East Estate Agent Becomes First to Take on Apprentice Using New AGE Scheme
15 March 2010Robinsons’ new employee, 17 year old Yasmin Lazaro from Burnhope in Durham, is the first apprentice in the North East to benefit from the government’s Apprenticeship Grant for Employers (AGE).
Zodiac turns 13
02 Oct 2009We are celebrating Zodiac’s 13th birthday. It’s been an interesting journey…
Picnic in The Park 2009
01 Oct 2009Zodiac Training’s Picnic in the Park in aid of Macmillan Nurses was a big success. A gallery of the day is now online…
Sleepmasters and Zodiac Celebrate Success
22 Sept 2009Sleepmasters and Zodiac Training are working in partnership to provide Sleepmasters’ staff nationwide with NVQ qualifications. Angela Hibbert is one of the first to complete her NVQ in Customer Service…
Christine’s Team Shines
01 Sept 2009A cleaning team from Durham Community College have all successfully completed an NVQ in Cleaning and Support…
A Bright Future is Forecast for Zodiac
10 Aug 2009, The JournalA training company will create 90 jobs and open 6 new offices following exponential growth fuelled by recession-hit firms looking to broaden the skills of their workforce…
Zodiac Learners Clean Up in Dragons’ Den
07 Aug 2009Tony Earnshaw and Seven Pearson, both learners with Zodiac Training, are celebrating their successful journey into the Dragons’ Den. The pair secured a £100,000 investment in their cleaning company UK Commercial Cleaning Services…
Zodiac Having Most Successful Year Ever
31 July 2009
Zodiac Training are having the most successful ever year in their 13 year history. In the past year Zodiac have expanded their head office, more than doubled their number of staff to 150 and are about to open 4 new offices…
Zodiac Highly Commended at Culture for Success Awards
23 April 2009
Zodiac Training and The Newcastle Gateshead Hilton were Highly Commended in the medium-size business category at the Culture for Success Awards 2009…. Read more
New Deal on Apprentices
16 April 2009, The Chronicle
A young woman from Tyne and Wear has become the first person in the North East to secure a job with the help of the vacancy matching system. Kayley Huntley, is delighted to have landed her dream job at New World Nursery. As well as her work duties, Kayley is working towards an NVQ Level 2 in children’s care, learning and development, with help from Zodiac Training…
Zodiac Learner Wins CoLaS Award
09 April 2009
Zodiac are extremely proud to have worked with the CoLaS Young Learner of the Year, Jade Stiff. Jade has turned her life around and the major change came when she was put forward for an “Alternative School Programme” with help from Zodiac Training…
Zodiac Training ‘Go International’
04 April 2009
Divcon Engineering Ltd of Nigeria chose Zodiac Training to provide 4 of their employees with Management Development Training during their recent visit to London…
Zodiac Win Innovation Award
30 Nov 2008
Zodiac founders Lilian Mains and Jacqui McQueen scooped the Women in Technology/Innovation Award and were runners up in the Susan Dobson Award for Entrepreneurship at the recent North East Women Entrepreneur of the Year Awards…
BlackBerries Make a Fruitful Investment
07 July 2008
Zodiac has been investing in BlackBerries for the majority of their staff for over four years. The use of BlackBerries has improved staff productivity, training efficiency and made internal communications a lot easier. Mobile phone and travel costs have also been substantially reduced…
Zodiac Sees Signs of Great Things to Come
20 Aug 2007
Zodiac Training, which was launched 12 years ago in Sunderland, believes that future growth will come from a growing roster of clients in both the public and private sector…
People we have worked with
Zodiac Training recognises the importance of culture and invests heavily in staff training and long term development. Its success as an organisation is echoed by the success of the learners it provides training for.
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