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Working in partnership
to build the skills of your
people and strengthen
your business.

We chose to work in
partnership because
our knowledge and
expertise fit.

Two heads are better
than one.
Bring the best people together and you get
brilliant results.
That’s why we are proud of our partnership.
Experts, thinkers, doers, and hard workers
who have the highest standards and are
passionate about delivering an exceptional
service for our customers. That sums
us up and is why we have chosen to work
together.
With our shared values, combined expertise
and complementary strengths we can help
you, your people and your business go
further.

Stronger together
We bring proven business acumen and
client management from Cidori together
with outstanding training and rigorous
quality management from Gateshead
College, one of the country’s top training
providers.
With you at every step, we will get under
the skin of your business to see what makes
it tick. With this insight we will analyse the
skills you need to drive performance; we
will shape your workforce development
strategies and create, tailor and deliver
solutions unique to you.
With a broad but specialist range of
expertise across sectors and levels
from pre-employment to traineeships,
Apprenticeships and higher level skills,
and expert knowledge of funding and
the Apprenticeship Levy, we can support
training and development at every level
in your organisation.
Our commitment to exceptional service
is steadfast; we want you to enjoy working
with us and exceeding your expectations
will always be our goal.

Our credentials
Cidori have over 15 years of experience
and a loyal customer base thanks to
our ability to build transparent and
trustworthy relationships and our
promise of exceptional service: we work
hard to understand you, your people
and your business and it is this which
sets us apart.
We are the best in the business because
we design and deliver programmes at an
organisational level by understanding the
strategic drivers and objectives of an
organisation, along with the operational
constraints which can get in the way of
success.
We also go deep into your business, to
make sure we fully understand your
culture, ethics and values.
Our highly skilled team then work with
you to create and implement cutting
edge, highly bespoke and blended
learning solutions.
We provide consultancy services across
all areas of learning and development –
from analysis and strategy development
through to programme design and
implementation.
Using intelligent insight we devise
solutions that work for your business,
and your business only.
Bespoke, blended and measurable, our
learning solutions will ignite careers and
transform your workplace performance.
Gateshead College is one of a select
group of Ofsted Outstanding Colleges
and is one of the top performing colleges
in the country, thanks to our exceptional
student success rates. Our reputation is
built on delivering a responsive service
to industry and an approach not
often seen in the education sector.
We work with employers of all sizes
across sectors from large and complex
national brands to SMEs, and our
education and training programmes
are designed hand in hand with our
customers so they meet your specific
workforce development needs and
deliver results.
We are the best in the business because:
we listen; have ideas to share with you;
are flexible and ready to deploy our
expert delivery team nationwide; and
we care about the detail, a lot. Providing
the highest quality training means
everything to us.
We are also a good partner and have
years of experience of working this
way believing that by working together
with others who share our values and
approach, we can bring a much better
solution to the table which will give you
the results you are looking for.

Our approach
will always be unique to you
based around a model of:
Strategy
Engage
Deliver
Identify performance
improvement required.
Engage with business
and specialist.
Develop integrated
interactive content.
Behaviours. Policy,
Procedure and Practice.
Staff engagement / input.
Deliver bespoke blended
action learning.
Continuous Improvement.
Culture.
Evaluate before, during
and after intervention.
Blended Learning.
Deliver targeted,
tangible business impact.
Solution focused
proposition.

Our customers
Client
PROJECT
Culture change
for the 21st century
Cultural change aligned
to lean principles
Process improvements
within the food
manufacturing
environment
Expansion support /
new site launch
Training School
DRIVER
Waste reduction
and improve operational
efficiency
First Line Manager
engagement with C I
Improvements linked
directly to client contract
performance
Reduce time
to competence
Reduced production
stoppages / penalties
SOLUTION
Operator Work
Group Programme
Bespoke BIT Programme
for Team Leaders /
Managers / Shop Floor
Operative focused
programme aligned to
new L&D strategy
Recruitment Support
and Extended Induction
BIT Programme
Bespoke embedded
Apprenticeship
VOLUME
80 Operators
In groups of 8
280 level 2 and
30 level 3 trained
460 level 2 trained
28 trained in pilot
programme and over
240 planned 17 / 18
Over 500 trained and
completing assessment
IMPACT
£1.73 million savings
confirmed plus potential £580k
in progress
Dramatic increase
in live C I projects
Increased efficiency of
man hours to deliver
increased capacity
and reduce waste
Cultural engagement and
reduce set up cost
Improve compliance and
right first time

Our promise to you
TO LISTEN AND REALLY UNDERSTAND
YOUR BUSINESS, ITS CHALLENGES
AND OPPORTUNITIES.
TO BE TRANSPARENT ABOUT OUR PROCESS,
OUR COSTS AND IMPACT.
TO PROVIDE VALUE FOR MONEY AND AN
EXCELLENT RETURN ON YOUR INVESTMENT.
TO BE OBSESSIVE ABOUT THE QUALITY
OF WHAT WE DELIVER.
TO PROVIDE A SEAMLESS SERVICE AND A FIRST
CLASS CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE FOR YOU,
EVERY TIME.
TO DELIVER RESULTS; THE IMPROVED
PERFORMANCE OF YOUR PEOPLE
AND YOUR BUSINESS IS THE GREATEST
MEASURE OF OUR SUCCESS.

www.gateshead.ac.uk
www.cidori.co.uk