£6.5m training centre unveiled
A new training academy has opened in Warwickshire. The Power Industry Academy, which will train technicians to work in power stations, was funded with a £6.5m grant from Advantage West Midlands (AWM).
The academy is part of the new £33m Warwickshire College Rugby centre, and houses one of the college’s faculties of engineering.
Designed in partnership with industry experts, the academy provides training and resources for the energy manufacturing supply chain and will include a focus on turbines and carbon friendly power generation.
Phil Roberts, partnerships director at AWM, said: “Not only will the Power Industry Academy be a fantastic addition to the regeneration of Rugby, it will also have a huge impact on the future of environmental technologies.
"The new generation of power stations and future green power sources will require particular skills and Warwickshire College is putting Rugby right at the very front of these opportunities.
"The investment by Advantage West Midlands will be felt not just in Rugby and Warwickshire but much further afield and we are delighted to see the facility in use."
