Refurb Projects - November 2018

EDUCATION INFRASTRUCTURE
Liverpool Waters and the City of Liverpool College make
waves with unique opportunity for next generation
Liverpool Waters, the £5 billion
regeneration project, and the
city region’s biggest college,
The City of Liverpool College
have announced a partnership that
will provide local students with
apprenticeship opportunities on the
project’s various developments.
Liverpool Waters which is owned
and managed by Peel Land and
Property, will regenerate over 60
hectares of Liverpool’s dockland,
which spans over 2.3 kilometres of
waterfront, starting at Princes Dock
and heading towards North
Liverpool.
With multiple developments
already taking shape, including the
residential apartment buildings Plaza
1821 and The Lexington at Princes
Dock, as well as international
developer Romal Capital’s Quay
Central at Central Docks, the
demand for skilled apprentices is
increasing at a rapid rate.
By forming this partnership,
Liverpool Waters’ development
partners will have access to The City
of Liverpool College’s skilled
apprentices, who will in turn benefit
from working on one of the biggest
regeneration projects in Europe.
Ian Pollitt, assistant project
director at Liverpool Waters,
commented:
“Working closely with The City of
Liverpool College means that we
have access to a talent pool of
10,000 local apprentices, which will
become invaluable as our project
continues to pick up pace.
“We’re constantly welcoming
new partners to our scheme, and a
commitment of our partnership is
that every single contractor and
developer meets with the college to
discuss their requirements and how
the college can support them to
meet these. This not only allows
them to find some fantastic
placements for their students, but
the college can also encourage
businesses to think creatively about
their needs, as well as the kind of
roles they’ll be looking to fill in the
future.
“It is critical that we are working
with future generations to ensure
we can continue to be the very best,
and this partnership means that we
are inspiring an entire generation of
workers, as well as retaining talent
in the city by offering them sought
after experience and creating
opportunities for local people.”
Elaine Bowker, principal of The
COLC, said:
“Through this partnership, we are
creating opportunities for our
students whilst providing these
organisations with highly skilled and
motivated apprentices. As a result,
we’re able to give our students both
the experience and the education to
have an excellent career in the
construction industry.
“We know that these skills are in
high demand. As a college, we are
reactive to this need and by offering
a wide range of qualifications in a
variety of disciplines, from GCSEs to
Higher Apprenticeships, we can
ensure that our students are
equipped to meet these
requirements. This partnership
presents us with a fantastic
opportunity to connect local talent
with these businesses, as well as help
firms upskill their current workforce
to make sure their businesses are
prepared for the future.
“We’re in constant conversation
with businesses across the North
West from a management and
leadership perspective, which means
we know exactly what these
businesses need from their
workforce. This not only gives us a
competitive edge, but also allows us
to build and nurture strong and
lasting relationships with some of
the biggest businesses in the area.
We pride ourselves on our ability to
harness the latest digital skills
thanks to our digital academy, which
means that as digital engineering
starts to become a much more
sought-after skill, we’ll already be
ahead of the game and teaching our
student apprentices everything they
need to know. “
To learn more about the
Liverpool Waters project, please visit:
or The City of Liverpool College
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ABOUT THE CITY OF LIVERPOOL
COLLEGE
The City of Liverpool College (COLC)
is a leader in providing high quality
skills and education, delivering
opportunities for growth to people
and businesses in the Liverpool City
Region and beyond.
The College has a student
population of almost 10,000 and a
turnover of approximately £40
million, with more than a third of
16-18 year olds in the city studying
with the College and 94% of
students going on to further
education, university or
employment.
Whether it’s apprenticeships,
NVQs, A-levels or GCSEs, students
benefit from the learning and
support of a team of award winning
tutors. The City of Liverpool College’s
five main campus’ offers students
access to some of the best training,
learning and leisure facilities in the
country.
The City of Liverpool College has
Microsoft Associate College status
with its £2.5m digital academy – the
country’s first dedicated academy of
its kind – offering young people
coding, software development and a
range of digital skills including
online marketing and games design.
The City of Liverpool College is
proud to be the first college in the
North of England to provide the
prestigious Royal Academy of
Culinary Arts (RACA) Chefs
Apprenticeship.
The City of Liverpool College
supports employers in creating a
skilled workforce, responding to
economic priorities and drivers for
growth and supporting students to
achieve and progress in either
education or employment.
The Quality Assurance Agency for
Higher Education (QAA) praised the
college’s ‘good practice’ and
management for a ‘dedicated’ focus
on development of high level skills,
academic competence and student
employability. The City of Liverpool
College is rated as ‘Good’ by OFSTED
and was awarded the gold standard
of Higher Education in the first
Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF)
league table.
Web: www.liverpoolwaters.co.uk
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