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College and local industry join forces
to help former SSI workers
M
iddlesbrough College is working with
a range of partners to help those
affected by the closure of SSI.
The college has received £1.2m – the
largest amount awarded to any training
provider - to offer a range of specialist
industrial training courses for former SSI
workers and contractors.
An initial consultation event attracted more
than 60 people.
The college is talking to those affected to
find out what kind of training would best suit
their needs.
The college is also working with the
experts at Job Centre Plus and the National
Careers Service to help people steer a
course through the complicated processes
and secure the best future possible for
themselves and their families.
Midlesbrough College offers the widest
range of courses available in the Tees Valley
and training is being offered free of charge
to those who can show they’ve been directly
affected by recent events in the steel
industry.
The courses include the key qualifications
required within the process, engineering,
manufacturing and supply chain industry and
are aimed at those former SSI workers and
contractors in the supply chain who want to
upskill or retrain.
Senior advisors from more than 40
leading companies have shaped the course
offering at Middlesbrough College to ensure
the training on offer matches the needs
of industry. The courses available now for
delivery cover a range of disciplines including
instrumentation and control, process plant
technology, computer-aided design and
manufacture, supply chain solutions, site
operations and efficiency, health and safety,
robotics, machining, mechanical engineering
and electrical engineering.
Zoe Lewis, principal and chief executive,
said: “The courses are being tailor made for
those affected by the steel crisis and we
hope as many people as possible will take
advantage of them.”
If you know someone who’s been directly
affected advise them to call the college on
01642 333999 or email [email protected]
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