Training provider launches £3m technical academy
A new technical academy worth £3million has officially been opened to the public.
In-Comm Training, which already operates two highly successful facilities in the Black Country and Shrewsbury, is looking to train more than 350 apprentices and upskill 2500 existing workers at its T54 centre over the next twelve months and opened its doors last Friday.
The 'Ofsted Outstanding ' provider has created 20,000 sq ft of manufacturing training space, fitting it out with new equipment and state-of-the-art technology, spanning from the latest CNC machines, robotics, fluid power and material testing to welding, electrical, lathes, millers, CAD/CAM and metrology equipment.
A team of 20 expert trainers - all with considerable experience in industry - will be on hand to guide the engineers of the future and to deliver best practice courses that will help local companies futureproof employees for years to come.
Gareth Jones, managing director for In-Comm Training said: “We 've been operating in Shropshire since 2015 and all of our clients have been saying to us that Telford, regarded as the industrial epicentre of the north Marches, has been crying out for a dedicated manufacturing training centre for years.
“Our approach, being very much employer-led, meant we had to act on this, so we decided to make a £3million investment into taking on the building on T54 and creating a truly world class technical academy for the thousands of manufacturers operating in the town and county. ”
“Telford is just a few minutes away from where the first industrial revolution started and industry is going through the next one, with digital transformation firmly on the agenda and a move to more sustainable production high on the list of priorities.
“Our manufacturers have a major role to play in this and we are using the opening as a rallying call to get more strategic partners involved in how we deliver training in the area. ”
In-Comm Training marked its official launch with an Open Day on January 26, where senior delegates, including Selina Graham (the High Sheriff of Shropshire), Claire Critchell (Telford and Wrekin Council) and Kathryn Jones (Marches LEP) were given the opportunity to meet learners, trainers and the management team and tour the expansive facility.
They heard how the centre will be home to the Marches spoke of the Black Country & Marches Institute of Technology, which is pioneering a new approach to delivering today 's higher technical education for tomorrow 's careers.
In-Comm Training 's HNC offer will be expanded, with new engineering and manufacturing Level 4 courses available through apprenticeships or upskilling opportunities.
James Morgan, In-Comm Training 's Apprentice of the Year, officially opened the Telford Technical Academy.
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Pictured from left to right: Bekki Phillips (In-Comms Training), Claire Critchell (Telford & Wrekin Council), James Morgan (In-Comm 's apprentice of the year), Gareth Jones (In-Comm Training), Georgina Barnard (Black Country and Marches Institute of Technology) and Kathryn Jones (Marches Local Enterprise Partnership)