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News Release from: Peterborough Regional College
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 18 February 2008
College's manufacturing training is
exemplary
Peterborough Regional College has been selected as the lead training provider for the National Skills Academy for Manufacturing in the East of England.
The Peterborough Regional College has been selected as the lead training provider for the National Skills Academy for Manufacturing in the East of England The Skills Academy is one of a series of national bodies set up by the Government across various industries
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 1 Aug 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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It creates networks of employer-led, 'centres of excellence' to deliver the skills required by each sector of the economy.
It operates in partnership with the best training providers to ensure that new thinking and new methods will have widespread impact on the quality of work-based learning.
* Better-skilled workforce - the National Skills Academy for Manufacturing exists to develop world-class training based on demands from the manufacturing industry and helps employers deliver sustained business benefits through a better-skilled workforce.
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It works in partnership with organisations such as the Engineering Employers' Federation (EEF), British Marine Federation (BMF), Metskill, Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), Society of British Aerospace Companies (SBAC), and Intellect.
Some of the biggest names in British manufacturing are backing the organisation including Rolls Royce, Caterpillar, Ford, GKN, BAe Systems, Airbus UK, Corus, VT Group and Nissan.
* Strong history associated with manufacturing - Peterborough Regional College already holds a Centre of Vocational Excellence (CoVE) in Manufacturing and has a strong history and an excellent reputation for training in this field.
As the Skills Academy's lead provider in the region, the College will work alongside partner organisations and other providers to ensure that the training and skills needs of the manufacturing sector are met.
Executive director of Peterborough Regional College's Business Training Services team, Kevin Taylor, said: "The College has an excellent reputation for delivering training that meets employer and local skills needs in Peterborough and beyond, and we are delighted to have been selected as the lead college for manufacturing training in the East of England.
The College Business Training Services team has already begun to implement training in lean manufacturing techniques, which is having a considerable impact on productivity and efficiency in our partner companies".
The Skills Academy's regional manager for the East of England, John Bradley, said: "Our job is to identify the very best examples of manufacturing training content and delivery in the UK and help employers enjoy the sustained business benefits that better approaches to skills development bring.
Peterborough Regional College is an exemplar of how work-based learning should be delivered.
We believe this new partnership will help us improve the quality of manufacturing skills across the East of England.".
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