NE1 CAN

NE1's career insight programme connects cross-sector businesses, education and youth providers to raise aspiration and ambition in young people in Newcastle and the wider North East region.

Key Achievements

47 NE1 CAN events delivered in 2025

49 businesses hosted NE1 CAN events in 2025

2,286 young people attended an NE1 CAN event in 2025

Delivering a unique and diverse programme of more than 40 events each year, NE1 CAN is tailored to create meaningful engagement between businesses from across the region and the workforce of tomorrow while giving young people real-life career advice, insight and inspiration.

The NE1 CAN programme works to deliver three key objectives:

1. Helping young people understand what careers are available

2. Helping young people understand what careers are available here in the North East

3. Helping young people understand how to get there

NE1 CAN events enable employers to have constructive conversations with employees of the future providing the opportunity to break down barriers, discuss employability skills and to take learning out of the classroom into the real world of work.

Download the current NE1 CAN programme here.

“The NE1 CAN programme is so important and beneficial to our students in raising their aspirations and inspiring their future careers. The engagement that students have with employers is second to none in providing our young people with insight, confidence, employability skills and real-life careers support for the world of work. The feedback that students give about these events has been overwhelmingly positive and NE1 CAN is our first choice when organising careers insight trips for our students.”

Janet Leigh

Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy

“We engaged with NE1 CAN to help us promote the finance apprenticeship opportunities at UNW to a broader and more diverse audience and they really took the time to understand our firm and the challenges we face. NE1 CAN helped us host an event for 30 interested students from local education providers, including several we had not previously engaged with. As a result, we received applications from young people with various backgrounds. We're pleased to say that one of those applicants was offered a position and began their apprenticeship journey with us in September 2024.”

Richard Turnbull

UNW

“We were thrilled to partner with NE1 CAN to welcome young people into the Maldron Hotel Newcastle for hands-on work experience in hospitality. From front desk and housekeeping to food and beverage and management, students explored the range of exciting career paths our industry offers. NE1’s infectious energy, passion, and commitment to connecting young people with real opportunities makes such a difference.”

Anna Wadcock

Maldron Hotel Newcastle

“The early talent team here at Womble Bond Dickinson is delighted to support the hard work of the NE1 Can team in providing early insight and access for young people to the legal world and the variety of roles and careers our sector has to offer in our region. As a firm we share NE1 CAN’s passion and commitment for developing early talent and are proud to partner with them.”

Jemma Lewins

Womble Bond Dickinson

NE1 CAN

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