New Toyota Training Facility for Nottingham
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Toyota today announced that a £10 million automotive training facility is to be built in Nottingham, along with the establishment of an Academy specialising in educating local students pursuing a career in the automotive industry.
The new state of the art facility, supporting up to 600 students from the Greater Nottingham Area, will be built on Nottingham City Council land at Highfields, University Boulevard and will be owned by Broxtowe College.
It is proposed that the East Midlands Development Agency and the Learning and Skills Council will provide funding for the project which will also involve the Greater Nottingham Partnership and Nottingham Regeneration Ltd as partners.
The Academy will accommodate Toyota's 350 network apprentices from around the UK who are training on Toyota's National Apprenticeship Scheme.
This Centre of Excellence will cater for school and further education students from the Greater Nottingham area wanting to prepare for a career in the automotive industry. Students aged from 14 to 16 years old will spend one day a week at the academy studying for motor vehicle maintenance and repair qualifications. School leavers who wish to continue their education in automotive engineering will also attend the academy.
Councillor Graham Chapman, Portfolio Holder for Education in Nottingham said: "It is a fantastic opportunity for Nottingham's pupils and students to receive excellent vocational training with state of the art equipment with one of the leading car manufacturers. Training at such a prestigious centre will give pupils real experience in the motor vehicle industry and great job prospects. The Academy will be an enormous boost to Nottingham's motor vehicle industries and put us at the forefront of innovative learning. This is a real vote of confidence in Nottingham."
Toyota will support training at the centre by supplying training materials, equipment and vehicles. Toyota will also share developments in new technology and teaching practices with the Academy.
Toyota's Managing Director Graham Smith commented, "We are already well established in Nottingham and the East Midlands with our adult training Academy at the Nottingham Trent University's Clifton campus and our car manufacturing plant at Burnaston. This project will further develop our relationship with the East Midlands local community and help to give young people the skills to find sustainable employment."
The Academy is scheduled to open in early 2007.
The new state of the art facility, supporting up to 600 students from the Greater Nottingham Area, will be built on Nottingham City Council land at Highfields, University Boulevard and will be owned by Broxtowe College.
It is proposed that the East Midlands Development Agency and the Learning and Skills Council will provide funding for the project which will also involve the Greater Nottingham Partnership and Nottingham Regeneration Ltd as partners.
The Academy will accommodate Toyota's 350 network apprentices from around the UK who are training on Toyota's National Apprenticeship Scheme.
This Centre of Excellence will cater for school and further education students from the Greater Nottingham area wanting to prepare for a career in the automotive industry. Students aged from 14 to 16 years old will spend one day a week at the academy studying for motor vehicle maintenance and repair qualifications. School leavers who wish to continue their education in automotive engineering will also attend the academy.
Councillor Graham Chapman, Portfolio Holder for Education in Nottingham said: "It is a fantastic opportunity for Nottingham's pupils and students to receive excellent vocational training with state of the art equipment with one of the leading car manufacturers. Training at such a prestigious centre will give pupils real experience in the motor vehicle industry and great job prospects. The Academy will be an enormous boost to Nottingham's motor vehicle industries and put us at the forefront of innovative learning. This is a real vote of confidence in Nottingham."
Toyota will support training at the centre by supplying training materials, equipment and vehicles. Toyota will also share developments in new technology and teaching practices with the Academy.
Toyota's Managing Director Graham Smith commented, "We are already well established in Nottingham and the East Midlands with our adult training Academy at the Nottingham Trent University's Clifton campus and our car manufacturing plant at Burnaston. This project will further develop our relationship with the East Midlands local community and help to give young people the skills to find sustainable employment."
The Academy is scheduled to open in early 2007.
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That's good news for us here in Nottingham,Though we are having a bit of a boom time now..
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