{"id":91592,"date":"2021-04-08T09:12:14","date_gmt":"2021-04-08T08:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=91592"},"modified":"2021-04-08T09:12:14","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T08:12:14","slug":"oldham-college-construction-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/oldham-college-construction-centre\/91592\/","title":{"rendered":"Willmott Dixon completes \u00a39m Oldham College Construction Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.willmottdixon.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Willmott Dixon<\/a> has handed over the new \u00a39m Oldham College Construction Centre five weeks ahead of schedule, providing 2,296 sq m of specialist teaching and learning space<\/h2>\n<p>The landmark building will provide a venue that empowers the college to provide elite technical education facilities to address the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/construction-projects-and-people\/88199\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">skills gap in the sector<\/a>, enabling students to learn the building, construction and trade <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/citb-england-plan\/91588\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">skills of the future<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Students will be taught technical trades and higher professional skills right through to degree level \u2013 including new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/construction-t-level-qualifications\/64087\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">T Level qualifications<\/a> \u2013 and access a range of exciting career routes including architecture and surveying, electrical, plumbing and plastering.<\/p>\n<p>The Construction Centre has included the demolition of the obsolete Bronte and Bevan teaching blocks.<\/p>\n<p>Working to the Government\u2019s emergency <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/health-safety-news\/social-distancing-contractor\/76293\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">measures on social distancing<\/a> and construction sites, the project team have been able to continue working on-site.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Greater Manchester Combined Authority<\/a> (GMCA) contributed a \u00a36.95m grant towards the \u00a39m project costs with Oldham College providing the remaining capital funding.<\/p>\n<p>The Local Growth Fund is granted to Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/ministry-of-housing-communities-and-local-government\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government<\/a> and LEPs play a vital role in driving forward economic growth across the country.<\/p>\n<p>The 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