National Construction College East
EDM number 1887 in 2008-09, proposed by Jim Sheridan on 14/07/2009.
Categorised under the topic of Further education.
That this House is concerned by the Learning and Skills Council's decision to omit National Construction College East (NCC East) from the further education capital programme; notes that the college delivers 150 courses in 11 high demand specialisms including civil engineering, roofing, plant operations, scaffolding and steeplejacking; further notes that no other college nationally is capable of providing the facilities, space, specialist equipment and teaching expertise to deliver this type of training; believes that the Learning and Skills Council should reconsider its decision and look again at providing essential funding to NCC East; and urges the Government to do everything in its power to ensure that the future of NCC East is secured as a vital asset to the national economy.
This motion has been signed by a total of 30 MPs.
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