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CS / PMC OFFICIAL OPENING<br />
“We have a lot of people<br />
to thank for their support<br />
for bringing this project to<br />
reality. We appreciate that<br />
the LEP have listened to their<br />
community and helped to<br />
fund a facility that we know<br />
is in demand and Kirklees<br />
Council have also been<br />
incredibly supportive of the<br />
project.”<br />
Roger Marsh OBE and chair of<br />
the LEP said:<br />
“When we first engaged with<br />
the college about this project,<br />
we could see the extraordinary<br />
potential this centre has to<br />
address some of the skills<br />
challenges we face in our city<br />
region’s manufacturing and<br />
engineering sectors.<br />
“Bringing together private<br />
sector investment in the form<br />
of their technology, knowledge<br />
and machinery with the fantastic<br />
new learning environment<br />
funded by the LEP and college,<br />
this is a ground breaking<br />
initiative. The Kirklees College<br />
Process Manufacturing Centre<br />
positions Leeds City Region<br />
as a polestar for public and<br />
private sector collaboration in<br />
the North and will help confront<br />
our skills challenges and create<br />
future career opportunities for<br />
our city region’s young people.”<br />
Timeline of events<br />
August 2014<br />
Funding bid submitted to Leeds City Region Enterprise<br />
Partnership (LEP) by key partners Kirklees College,<br />
Nufarm, Syngenta, BASF, YCF and Manrochem.<br />
December 2014<br />
Funding agreed<br />
Supported by<br />
This project has received investment through the Leeds City Region Enterprise<br />
Partnership (LEP) Growth Deal – a £1 billion package of government investment to<br />
accelerate growth and create jobs across Leeds City Region.<br />
July 2015<br />
Groundworks begin<br />
on site<br />
February 2015<br />
Key strategic partnerships<br />
formed including Kodak agree<br />
to supply fully operational<br />
process plant. Projex Solutions<br />
support the planning process.<br />
April 2016<br />
Partnership garden<br />
event – Growing<br />
Stronger Together. June 2016<br />
August 2016<br />
First apprentices begin and<br />
Lubrication master class at PMC.<br />
October 2016<br />
Opening and partnership celebration<br />
December 2015<br />
Engineering Maintenance Apprenticeship (Trailblazer)<br />
Approved by National Skills Academy Food and Drink as national<br />
provider of Food and Drink Engineering Maintenance. Industry<br />
Approved Apprenticeship Standard.<br />
Process Operations Apprenticeship (Trailblazer) Approved<br />
by National Skills Academy Food and Drink as national<br />
provider of Food and Drink Process Operations. Industry<br />
Approved Apprenticeship Standard.<br />
September 2016<br />
Semi-automatic<br />
packaging line donated<br />
www.kirkleescollege.ac.uk<br />
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