Help us drive change through a united maritime voice
Influencing the policies that enable regional opportunity and national impact. Building a highly skilled, future-ready, and sustainable workforce to ensure the region’s long-term growth and shared prosperity.
Member
£100, free to THPUA Members & Educators)
Purpose: Designed for organisations and individuals who want clear sight of regional activity, early awareness of what’s coming, and visible association with the cluster – without the time commitment of active delivery.
Members are listed as part of the Tees Maritime network and receive regular updates on activity, events and programmes across the region.
Benefits include:
- Regular updates on cluster activity, events and programmes
- Listing in the Tees Maritime member directory
- Access to selected open events
- Eligibility to vote on the Chair and Vice Chair of the Board
- A proportion of fees supporting education and outreach activity
- Supports community education outcomes recognised within CSR and Social Value reporting frameworks.
ROI: Low-cost visibility and intelligence. Stay informed, connected and credibly aligned with the Tees Maritime ecosystem for less than the cost of a single networking event.
Partner
£3000
Purpose: Designed for organisations that want an active role in shaping and supporting Tees Maritime’s work – contributing insight, expertise and capacity to activity aligned with their interests and priorities.
Partner membership provides two-way engagement, offering a clear voice in discussions and the opportunity to be involved in delivery without governance responsibility.
Partners are actively involved in collaboration across the cluster and play a visible role in supporting skills, innovation and regional impact.
Benefits include:
- Participation in consultations, surveys and roundtables
- Involvement in working groups aligned to your interests
- Opportunities to support and shape skills and talent initiatives
- Priority access to partnership and sponsorship opportunities
- Voting rights on decisions relating to programmes, structure and delivery
- Supports demonstrable social value activity aligned with recognised CSR and Social Value reporting frameworks.
ROI: A cost-effective route to influence regional skills, programmes and priorities, while generating demonstrable social value and sector visibility without governance risk.
Strategic Committee Member
£10000
Purpose: Designed for senior leaders and philanthropists committed to shaping the long-term direction of Tees Maritime and enabling impact at scale.
Strategic Committee Members provide the financial foundation that makes sustained delivery possible. This tier is about stewardship, leverage and long-term regional impact, rather than participation in individual projects.
The Strategic Committee sits alongside the Board of Directors, ensuring strategic direction is set by industry and supporters, while governance and accountability remain independent.
Benefits include:
- Direct input into setting strategic priorities, focus areas and the cluster manifesto
- The ability to guide where collective effort and resources are directed
- Annual election of the Strategic Committee Chair and Vice Chair
- Recognition as a strategic supporter and enabler of Tees Maritime’s mission
- Visibility through collective reporting of regional impact and outcomes
- The ability to reference Tees Maritime’s collective impact in CSR, ESG and Social Value reporting, supported by evidence and reporting provided by the cluster.
ROI: Strategic influence at system level. Shape regional priorities, unlock scaled impact, and evidence outcomes across skills, policy and growth without operational or governance burden.
Collective leverage: £10k here achieves more than £10k spent in isolation.