New City College Named A Technical Excellence College In £100 Million Construction Skills Drive.

Exciting news puts New City College Rainham Campus at the heart of Britain’s skills revolution

New City College has been confirmed as one of just 10 Construction Technical Excellence Colleges (CTECs) across the country and will receive part of a £100 million government investment to train thousands of construction workers. 

This announcement will benefit students, employers, and communities as the college – which includes the Construction and Engineering Centre in New Road, Rainham – will receive extra funding to deliver training in sectors where there are skills shortages.

Local aspiring builders, electricians, carpenters, bricklayers and roofers will be able to take advantage of cutting-edge training for skills that are in demand from employers and for jobs within the construction industry in the years to come. 

NCC will be the Greater London hub for excellence and will collaborate to improve training standards across other local colleges and training centres, making high-quality education more accessible throughout the region.

The investment will help towards practical training that isdesigned in partnership with employers who are keen to offer apprenticeships or to recruit skilled workers straight from college.

Gerry McDonald CBE, Group Principal and CEO at New City College, said: “New City College is well placed to lead construction skills development as the London region’s Construction Technical Excellence College. 

“With our specialist construction and engineering campus at Rainham and industry-driven construction and green skills training centres at our Hackney and Epping campuses, we are already delivering joined up training across the London area. 

“This new specialist college status will formalise and develop our work with other colleges and training providers, and even more sector-leading employers, to share expertise and give Londoners the skills and qualifications they need to embrace construction career opportunities now and in the future. 

“Our team wholeheartedly welcomes this new initiative and we are proud and excited to play such a key role.”

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