City of Portsmouth College gets £1.2m government funding for construction training
The college has around 1,500 students on construction-related courses
City of Portsmouth College has received a £1.2 million investment from the government to improve its construction training.
The funding will help support the expansion of the College’s specialist Refrigeration and Air
Conditioning facilities at North Harbour Campus, as well as helping to improve its provisions for training in construction.
The college has around 1,500 students on construction-related courses, and is the one of only a few colleges in the country to offer specific refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump training.
The expansion will allow for additional cool rooms and assessment spaces for students.
The college’s engineering workshop has also been relocated from North Harbour to Highbury Campus, making it easier for students on engineering courses to use shared equipment with students on automotive courses.
These new facilities will also help the launch of the college’s new T level in engineering, which will welcome its first students this month.
Katy Quinn, Principal and CEO of City of Portsmouth College said: “The construction industry is fundamental to the future prosperity of Portsmouth and the wider Solent region, and colleges have a vital role to play in making sure local people have the skills to take advantage of the opportunities available.”
“The investment in our RAC facilities and wider technical provision is particularly exciting because it gives us the opportunity to increase capacity and strengthen an area of the College that is already highly valued by students, apprentices and employers. The relocation of engineering is an additional benefit of this development, creating a more connected learning environment for our engineering students.
“This is about much more than moving workshops. It is about investing in people, skills and facilities that will help Portsmouth and the wider region meet the construction and technical workforce challenges of the future.”