A college has been granted £400,000 in government funding to develop a brand new facility. Nottingham College is expanding its EMTEC Centre, operating from its Ruddington campus, which is already home to the college's commercial and automotive employer services offer.
More than 735 apprentices receive specialist automotive training at the centre through partnerships with renowned automotive brands, and now the centre is able to offer specialist training utilising a new fleet of electric, hybrid and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.
These new vehicles will increase the centre’s capacity to meet the demand for highly skilled, trained automotive technicians and EV specialists to help repair, service and maintain the electric and hybrid plug-in cars on the roads.
Janet Smith is Nottingham College’s Principal and CEO and a vocal supporter of Nottingham’s bid to become carbon neutral by 2028. She said: "Nottingham College can play a huge role in helping our city achieve its goals around carbon emission reduction.
"As a college we have made a similar pledge to pursue a net zero goal by 2030 and importantly, our role as skills provider means that we can support our wider economy to develop green jobs, incorporate green technologies and welcome green companies into our region. This expanded offer at our Ruddington site paves the way for our ambitions to develop a specialist green skills centre catering for many different sectors.
"To expand our automotive curriculum to provide the skills infrastructure needed to support the continued roll-out of EV and other green vehicle technology is a crucial step on this journey.”
The apprenticeship programmes at the college will be enhanced to include training utilising these new vehicles and commercial training packages are being developed to cater for the needs of those technicians and automotive specialists already in industry.
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