A Teesside training company has signed a groundbreaking agreement with its opposite number in the United Arab Emirates.

Teesside International Training Consortium (TITC) is a group of six Teesside-based training companies, including Redcar and Cleveland College.

The agreement gives MDI, based in Abu Dhabi, exclusive access to the 4,000 courses offered by the TITC. It means MDI will represent Teesside companies exclusively in the Middle East, and will promote the personal development and training skills on offer by the TITC.

TITC general manager Austin Orton said: "I am sure MDI will have no problem persuading Middle Eastern firms about the quality and range of the services we can provide."