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PRESSRELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDATE OF ISSUE: MONDAY, 25 FEBRUARY 2013YEOVIL COLLEGE LAUNCHES NEW MOTOR VEHICLETRAINING COURSES..Yeovil College has this week, announced the exciting news that Motor Vehicle training courses will nowbe on offer in Yeovil after taking over the Motor Vehicle training provision from Paragon Training, earlierthis month.The expansion to courses will create many new opportunities for both full and part time students whowould like to learn about the motor vehicle industry and work towards becoming a trained MotorMechanic.James Hampton, Principal of Yeovil College said “ We are delighted to be able to add motor vehicletraining to our expanding portfolio of courses, we believe that we will be able to offer an extensive rangeof courses to meet the growing demand within the local community through the Motor Vehicle TrainingCentre. All current and new students starting in September will benefit from being able to accesstechnical knowledge and training locally at Yeovil College, rather than having to travel further to otherproviders.The Motor Vehicle Training Centre, situated amongst Seaton Mews in Yeovil, offers a purpose builttraining centre including a large workshop with a number of vehicles and equipment for students to learnpractical, industry related skills, as well as a number of classrooms to support theory and English andMaths sessions.The centre is now offering a range of new Level 1 and 2 vocational courses and Apprenticeships as wellas a range of part time options. Current Yeovil College students will also be able to apply to newcourses and a range of Taster sessions as they progress from existing introductory courses.Jayne Lewis, Vice Principal at Yeovil College said “This is an exciting development for the College andgives us the opportunity to expand the range of courses already available on a local basis and build ourpositive relationship with local car retailers and garages. We will be working closely with our newcolleagues at the centre to ensure that current students continue to progress and achieve in their trainingand we look forward to welcoming new applications.

Applications for new courses are now being taken, for further details or to submit an application pleasecontact the College on 01935 423921, or visit our website www.yeovil.ac.uk… ENDSNotes to EditorsAll press enquiries to Lisa Pyrke, Head of Marketing & Communications t: (01935) 845322e: lisa.pyrke@yeovil.ac.ukwww.yeovil.ac.uk / www.ucy.ac.uk @YeovilCollege Search for ‘Yeovil College’