College plans town centre relocation

South Staffordshire College has been successful in its bid to secure funding to relocate Tamworth College from its current location on Croft Street to the heart of Tamworth town centre in St. Editha 's Square.

A brand-new state of the art college building will be built within St Editha 's Square where the Co-operative building currently resides. It is expected that the new college will bring around 1500 students, staff and visitors into the town centre which will help the local economy to thrive.

The college will offer a broad range of courses and apprenticeships which will help to address the skills shortages faced by employers within the region.

Claire Boliver, chief executive principal at South Staffordshire College, said: “Our ambition to bring Further Education into Tamworth town centre would bring economic and social benefits to the community as well as an exceptional learning environment for the development of the workforce of the future. The central location would make the college 's high-quality courses and apprenticeships even more accessible to people from across the region.

"Our focus is on 'careers not courses ' which means we don 't just teach courses - we help local people get the skills required by local employers. With the new proposed location, our ambition is to help more businesses to fill their skills gaps, and get more local people into their dream careers, whatever their starting point. ”

The college are asking for businesses and individuals to share any comments or questions on the proposals.

Feedback should be submitted by 10 May 2022.

The questionnaire is accessed here - https://forms.office.com/r/KNZiHJEpRZ