About Optimum Skills
Optimum Skills, set up in 2013, are a leading North East training and apprenticeship provider.
Our hubs across the North East deliver quality training to support individuals with their careers and businesses with their growth.
We offer fully flexible training courses to ensure that learners have the right skills and knowledge to meet the requirements of industry and that businesses gain employees who have established work-ready skills and knowledge.
Principles Of Our Work
Our Vision
Optimising Potential to Improve Lives
Our Mission
Sparking a love of learning by providing quality programmes that are:
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Right for the learner
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Right for the employer
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Right for Us
Our Core Values
Our core values support the vision, shape our culture and reflect what we value. They are our identity.
Be Agile
We are open to new ways of doing things to make sure we don’t stand still. We are flexible to the diverse needs of our employers and learners ensuring our response is always inclusive and fair. We stay informed about shifts in the sector, allowing us to adapt and continue offering relevant, high-quality solutions.
Be Compassionate
We care, and treat people with kindness, respect and inclusivity. We look to support those who need help. We prioritise relationships to always have time to listen to those who need us.
Be Optimistic
We have a positive mindset always looking for solutions to problems, fostering an inclusive approach where every idea is valued. We are keen to develop ourselves, our team and the wider business. We welcome change and are open to new ways of doing things.
Be United
We are one team with one goal inclusive of all backgrounds and perspectives. We thrive together, helping each other to succeed. We consider the impact of our actions and decisions on others.
Be Fearless
We are bold enough to challenge ourselves, and open to developmental feedback, creating an inclusive culture of growth. We give thoughtful and supportive feedback to others. We support others when things go wrong, if the intent is right.
Be Ready
We are always prepared and proactive, with the tools to deliver to our learners, employers and colleagues. We are organised, reliable, and committed to delivering on our promises, inclusivity underpins the way we prepare and act. You can count on us to meet deadlines, honour our commitments, and arrive punctually to every meeting.
The Hubs
Newton Aycliffe
Middlesbrough
Gateshead
Benfield
Testimonials
“Just wanted to drop you a message to thank you for the courses you have delivered to our staff. The tutors that Optimum send out to our company are flexible, professional and help our staff become more efficient in their work.
Thank you very much for everything that you have done this year.”
“Everything’s great. The trainee is so much better than what we are used to. The staff have really bought into her so happy days our end.”
“Optimum Skills have been very supportive to the learners in AV Dawson, both those that were on their Warehousing & Storage as well as the two current learners on Heavy Vehicle Trailer Maintenance and Repair. Thank you very much for everything that you have done this year.”
