In England, the government pays most or all of the cost of apprenticeship training. Large employers with a pay bill over £3 million pay into the Growth and Skills Levy and spend it on training. Smaller employers pay nothing for apprentices aged 16 to 24 and just 5% for apprentices aged 25 and over. On […]
We’re proud to share some big news. We Are Zenith has won a place on the Skills for Work: Foundational Economy programme. North East Mayor Kim McGuinness and The North East Mayoral Strategic Authority fund the programme. As a result, we can keep doing what we do best. We help people across the North East […]
North East manufacturers in FMCG, food and automotive should get their peak season staffing plans in place now. Our Senior Recruitment Consultant Peter Hedges explains why, and introduces a new free weekly report on the region’s labour market. Peak season always seems to come round faster than expected. For manufacturers across Tyne & Wear, County […]
New research shows the pace of major AI model releases has roughly quadrupled since 2023, with costs falling as providers compete on price, and We Are Zenith says the gap between businesses using AI and those still “planning to” is widening fast. The South Tyneside-based recruitment and workforce development specialist runs a free monthly AI […]
We Are Zenith is proud to report a strong set of End-Point Assessment (EPA) outcomes for the 2025/26 academic year, with figures confirmed as of November 2025 showing sustained high performance across the apprenticeship portfolio. Of the 87 learners who completed their EPA this year, 80 achieved a pass first time, delivering a first-time pass […]
Every summer, thousands of young people across the North East reach the same crossroads. GCSE and A Level results are just weeks away, and with them comes a big question: what next? For a growing number, the answer isn’t sixth form or university. It’s an apprenticeship, and July is exactly when that decision starts to […]
By Paul Smissen, Director at We Are Zenith What the Burnham reshuffle means for employers in the North East, and the bit that keeps getting skipped. Without getting political, and I’ve really tried not to, I’ve been following Andy Burnham’s first few days in the job pretty closely. Particularly what he’s done with technology and […]
AI can read thousands of CVs in minutes. It can rank candidates, generate interview questions and automate communication. That’s genuinely useful. But speed isn’t the same as good judgement, and in recruitment, the two get confused more often than they should. We see this from both sides. As recruiters, we use AI every week to […]
Conversations with people across the North East about their stories, their journeys, and what we can all learn from them. Episode 1: Stephen Rutherford on football, belonging and people-first leadership We’re excited to introduce People Talks. It’s a brand new podcast series from We Are Zenith. Our first episode is live. It’s a great one […]
From skilled trades to management, from apprenticeships to bespoke training, We Are Zenith has spent years quietly doing things the right way across the North-East. Now we want more businesses to know what is possible. There are recruitment businesses that fill vacancies. And then there are partners who genuinely understand your sector, your people, and […]
