Pioneering training centre to be set up by AMRC supports apprenticeships and more
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A pioneering training centre that will see up to 250 paid apprenticeships provided to students aged from 16 upwards in the largest scheme of its kind in the UK has been unveiled at the University of Sheffield.
The AMRC Training Centre, which is due to be completed in Autumn 2013 and will be part funded by a £9.2 million Regional Growth Fund grant, was launched by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg on 14 September.
The centre will be based in a new 5,500 m2 building located on the Advanced Manufacturing Park in Catcliffe, between Sheffield and Rotherham. It will provide tailored courses of practical and academic skills, from apprenticeship through to doctorate and MBA level, plus continuing professional development.
About 250 people will enter each year for advanced apprentice training, with support from their employers. It will primarily serve businesses with operations in the region – including Rolls-Royce, which is building up to three new factories on the Park.
AMRC training director Alison Bettac said: "This is a fantastic opportunity to develop a world-class hub that will deliver the right skills within the advanced manufacturing and engineering sectors. Employers demand high-quality learning frameworks to help them compete globally. This is their opportunity to help build that provision, as the delivery through the Training Centre will be very much employer-led."
The AMRC Training Centre will link with both the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University for higher-level education, and with the new Sheffield University Technical College (UTC), to provide a full progression in engineering training for the first time in the region.
