Grantham College to Receive £1.5m for Engineering and Construction

Paul Deane, Principal and CEO of Grantham College, said: “I am delighted that Grantham College has secured funding to develop a new, state-of-the-art, efficient Energy Centre with modern resources and equipment which will enable us to further broaden our curriculum to meet the evolving needs of local people and local employers.

“We will be able to offer construction and engineering-based provision around sustainability, low carbon and new efficient, environmental technologies to support current and future jobs and skills needs.”

He added: “We are confident our new Energy Centre and new innovative courses will play an integral part in upskilling local people, fulfilling employer demand and supporting Grantham’s growth point status and COVID recovery.”

Pat Doody, Chair of the Greater Lincolnshire LEP, said: “We’re delighted to be able to contribute to the new Grantham College Energy Centre, which will offer young people fresh educational and employment opportunities while simultaneously addressing local and regional skills gaps.

“Upgrading the current college centre, alongside provision of state-of-the-art, industry standard equipment, will enable the department to offer a relevant and employer-focused standard of education which provides long-term economic stability both regionally and nationally.

“Engineering and construction sectors are essential to the growth of the UK economy. This project will provide a much-needed local skills bank in these priority sectors and will have a significant impact by generating jobs for hard-to-fill occupational roles.”