The Skegness Skills Hub will be a key part of the Skegness Gateway development and provide training for construction, engineering and sustainability trades
TEC Partnership has completed the land purchase for the Skegness Skills Hub, meaning work can shortly begin on the TEC campus.
East Lindsay District Council granted planning permission earlier this year to landowner and developers behind Skegness Gateway, Croftmarsh.
The Skegness Skills Hub will offer a variety of vocational skills training
Courses at the college will be tailored around the needs of the local area, such as construction, engineering, sustainability, advanced manufacturing, renewables and electric vehicles.
Its development is being part-funded by £14m of Town Deal funding from the government and the Connected Coast Town Deal.
Adrian Clarke, group vice principal corporate services at TEC Partnership, said: “We are very excited about inviting both existing learners and new learners into a fantastic new space that we are going to create for them.
“The new building has got brilliant facilities that will enable them to develop the skills that they need to support the local economy of the future.”
The Skegness Gateway aims to regenerate the seaside town
The proposed Skegness Gateway – which is subject to a Local Development Order (LDO) with East Lindsey District Council – will create 1,000 new homes, hundreds of jobs, much-needed amenities, a learning campus and business opportunities to the west of the town on a 136 hectare site.
Sue Bowser of Croftmarsh, said: “The Skegness Gateway is all about regeneration for the town and developing much-needed skills is a really important part of what we are trying to achieve here.”
“Discussions around the LDO are progressing well, and this latest move with TEC Partnership is a sign of our commitment and dedication to transforming our home town of Skegness. The wider urban extension is essential to securing the town’s long-term future by creating thousands of jobs and homes, attracting a new generation of people to the area.”
