College tech facility starting to take shape
DEVELOPMENT: Mike Welsh, left, and Graham Stuart
East Riding College’s new Institute of Technology (IoT) is beginning to take shape.
The college welcomed MP Graham Stuart this week for a ‘hard-hat tour’ of its developing facility.
It is part of the Yorkshire and Humber Institute of Technology and one of only 12 such institutes across the country.
The new building will be an extension of the college’s Flemingate campus in Beverley and provide specialist accommodation for higher level engineering, construction and computing courses.
The project has been supported by the Department for Education (DfE) and Government Local Growth Fund, secured through the former Humber LEP. The fund is now being managed by the new Hull and East Yorkshire LEP (HEY LEP).
College Principal Mike Welsh said: “I am delighted Mr Stuart is supportive of the development and I was pleased to be able to share our progress so far.
“We have worked with the LEP and our IoT partners from across the North to secure the funding to be able to establish the Yorkshire and Humber Institute of Technology to benefit our students and the regional economy.
“The institute at East Riding College represents an investment in higher level technical engineering, construction and computing skills in the heart of East Yorkshire, providing our students with the opportunity to enter the jobs market with the higher level skills employers need.”
TOUR: MP Graham Stuart, right, visited East Riding College’s developing Institute of Technology (IoT)
Beverley and Holderness MP Graham Stuart said: “It was very encouraging to see the new development on Flemingate in Beverley in the initial stages of construction.
“It’s great to see the Government’s investment into my constituency made real, in the form of bricks and mortar, showing how we’re working to boost economic growth through investment into skills and infrastructure.
“Mike and his team at the college have worked incredibly hard to give their students a world-class education even in the midst of a pandemic and I look forward to East Riding College continuing their sterling work at their new facilities.”
The Yorkshire and Humber IoT brings investment of around £12m of capital funding into the region overall, which will go into industry-standard equipment and facilities to provide higher level technical training.
The training boost is aimed at enhancing students’ employment opportunities and improving the number of suitably qualified candidates in the technical and professional jobs market.
The Yorkshire and Humber IoT has already received significant levels of employer support.
Businesses ViSR, CATCH, Skipton Building Society, GB Recruitment and ENGIE Fabricom have signed up as employer partners.
They have been involved in designing the appropriate curriculum, supported by research from the IoT’s university partners, the University of Hull and the University of York St John.
The curriculum will be delivered by college partners Askham Bryan College, Bishop Burton College, Craven College, East Riding College, Scarborough TEC, Selby College and York College.