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Osborne announces new technical school for Hull

Chancellor George Osborne has announced a new university technical college (UTC) in Hull to meet the surge in demand for skilled young people in the area.

The Ron Dearing UTC will open to meet a growing need for more young people with engineering skills in Hull, resulting from projects like Green Port Hull - a plant predicted to create 1,000 jobs in the manufacture, assembly and service of off-shore wind technology.

The college is sponsored by the University of Hull and the Spencer Group.

It will work with Siemens, KCOM Group and Ebuyer as employer partners to give their students the best possible preparation for working life or further study in engineering.

The school will train up to 600 students in digital technology and mechatronics - a combination of mechanical, electrical, telecommunications and computer engineering.

Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne said: “Backing the core strengths of Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire is a key part of our long-term economic plan for the region.

“Ensuring that local people have access to the high-end skills they need to secure great careers is one element of this and that’s why today we are approving plans for a new university technical college in Hull, to train engineers for the renewables industry and other sectors, catering for 600 students.

“These specialist colleges develop ambitious and highly skilled future workforces and Ron Dearing UTC graduates will play a vital role in helping us to build our northern powerhouse.”

Finbarr Dowling, project director at Siemens for Green Port Hull, said: “Siemens, along with our partners in the UTC, believe that the Humber area needs a sustainable supply of talented and work ready young people. In particular we have identified digital skills and engineering as the 2 focus areas for the Ron Dearing UTC.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Clare Burnett .