Tunnelling academy gets funding boost
- Publishing Date
- 25 Mar 2010 4:07pm GMT
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The UK Learning and Skills Council (LSC) has given approval to US$7.5 million funding for a Tunnelling and Underground Construction Academy in Ilford, London. The facility is being developed by Crossrail, Europe's largest transport infrastructure project.
The estimated benefit of Crossrail to the UK economy is at least US$54 billion. It will employ over 14,000 people of which 3,500 will be directly linked to the tunnelling and underground construction industry. As well as being vital to the success of the Crossrail initiative, the academy will provide access to training, jobs and a path to sustainable employment for some of the most socially excluded areas of London.
The academy will provide training for up to 1,000 learners a year catering for all types of tunnelling, and will meet the skills needs not only of Crossrail but also National Grid, London Underground, Thames Water, and EDF Energy, among others. This employer-led project is fully supported by the industry through Construction Skills, the British Tunnelling Society and Tunnel Skills who recognise that it will provide the right environment to deliver skills essential to the sector.
The estimated benefit of Crossrail to the UK economy is at least US$54 billion. It will employ over 14,000 people of which 3,500 will be directly linked to the tunnelling and underground construction industry. As well as being vital to the success of the Crossrail initiative, the academy will provide access to training, jobs and a path to sustainable employment for some of the most socially excluded areas of London.
The academy will provide training for up to 1,000 learners a year catering for all types of tunnelling, and will meet the skills needs not only of Crossrail but also National Grid, London Underground, Thames Water, and EDF Energy, among others. This employer-led project is fully supported by the industry through Construction Skills, the British Tunnelling Society and Tunnel Skills who recognise that it will provide the right environment to deliver skills essential to the sector.
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