Multi-million pound investment creates new HQ for Humberside Engineering Training Association

A Hull-based training business has relocated to new headquarters as part of a £4.5m investment programme.

Humberside Engineering Training Association (HETA) moved its entire operation in the city to the Advanced Engineering Training Centre on Dansom Lane, where it will be welcoming new learners from Monday (September 10).

The City Council’s Economic Regeneration team and the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) supported HETA in the move.

The new centre is located on part of a site previously home to fabrication services firm Eltherington Group. It offers close to 34,000 sq ft of space, refurbished and repurposed to create industry-standard workshops, industrial training rigs and IT and electronics labs.

HETA chair Malcolm Joslin said: “We are continuing to address the skills shortage in the Humber region by providing industry-leading training in the engineering sector.

“The advanced facilities and courses that the Humber LEP grant will help deliver have been designed in partnership with the businesses that HETA works alongside.”

He added: “This ensures that they are highly relevant, and equip our students with the skills they need to progress into successful and well-paid engineering careers.”

HETA chief exec Iain Elliott commented: “This new centre will provide more training opportunities for young people and for those already employed and will enable HETA to develop bespoke training packages for employers across the Humber region and beyond.

“The size and scale should give confidence to prospective employers who are looking to relocate to Hull, giving them the assurance that they can get the right type of technical training for their business.”

Hull City Council Leader Stephen Brady said: “Thanks to the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership in partnership with Hull City Council, HETA were able to secure £1.3m of funding from the Local Growth Fund to secure the move. HETA is a fantastic local organisation and we wish them all the best in their new home.”

Stephen Savage, chair of the LEP’s employment and skills board, commented: “The Humber LEP has a core ambition for a skilled and productive workforce and HETA is an established and experienced provider of engineering skills across the Humber.

“This investment will have a transformational impact on HETA’s facilities, profile and curriculum provision.”

HETA was founded in 1967. It now employs over 70 people across three sites.

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