{"id":23108,"date":"2016-03-07T14:38:07","date_gmt":"2016-03-07T14:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=23108"},"modified":"2016-03-07T14:38:07","modified_gmt":"2016-03-07T14:38:07","slug":"plans-to-be-submitted-for-a-new-3-3m-construction-skills-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/plans-to-be-submitted-for-a-new-3-3m-construction-skills-centre\/23108\/","title":{"rendered":"Plans to be submitted for a new \u00a33.3m construction skills centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span>A planning application is set to be submitted for a construction skills centre in Somerset\u2026<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bathcollege.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span>Bath College<\/span><\/a> is set to submit planning permission to build a new \u00a33.3m construction skills centre in Westfield, Somerset.<\/p>\n<p>The college is hoping to build the centre at the Somer Valley campus. It will create \u201ca one-stop shop\u201d for students aiming to enter a career in the construction industry.<\/p>\n<p>The plans are for a 2,665 m\u00b2 centre that will be located on the existing car park space at the college. It will focus on full-time programmes for 14- to 16-year-olds and 16- to 18-year-olds. It will also offer apprenticeships and higher education, as well as programmes for the unemployed.<\/p>\n<p>It is hope the centre will create a local talent pool for the area. Among the courses offered will be brickwork, building services, carpentry, construction, painting and decorating, plumbing, refrigeration and air conditioning, stonemasonry, and electrical engineering.<\/p>\n<p>It is expected the centre will cost \u00a33.342m to complete. Some \u00a32.506m has already been secured from the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) Local Growth Fund.<\/p>\n<p>Bath College principal Matt Atkinson said: &#8220;The new facility will prioritise the development of skills for employability, prioritise an increase in apprenticeships, and raise skills levels within the construction workforce.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The centre will offer a variety of training in a range of trades and disciplines, which are needed by local employers and businesses operating in the West of England.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Bath College will establish an employer panel to ensure that our course offering remains responsive to local employer needs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The project will support the vision of the newly merged college to create a specialist learning hub at the Somer Valley Campus, where skills are closely linked to economic needs in support of local economic development.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Last week, a public consultation was held to allow local residents to give their views on the plans before the application is submitted. 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