Carlisle College Construction Academy opens
Carlisle College Construction Academy has opened this month coinciding with the College’s 70th anniversary. Napper Architects worked with Compass Developments and consulting engineers Jasper Kerr and Desco to complete the £1.5 million building. The College will work with major construction and housebuilding companies including Persimmon to provide training in construction to address the skills shortage in the industry.
The new facility enables the College to provide a range of courses across construction ranging from level 2 and 3 qualifications in bricklaying, plastering and joinery, extended qualifications in design, surveying and planning for construction, and HNC in Construction Management.
“This construction academy is another major step forward for the college and the region. We’re proud to be developing and expanding our facilities to enable us to deliver high-quality training to even more students and apprentices. This academy really will help us to support the local construction industry even better and help us to realise the goals of the Local Skills Improvement Plan for Cumbria.”
Sarah McGrath, Carlisle College Principal