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i54 deal sealed and Hewlett to start on site immediately.
The deal has been sealed and Hewlett Civil Engineering is officially due to start work on the new construction skills training centre at the i54 site on Wobaston Road in Wolverhampton.
Hewlett is using five acres of land currently owned by regional development agency Advantage West Midlands and Wolverhampton City Council to develop a site close to the M54 motorway for use as a purpose built Training Centre that will replicate the operational environment of a ‘live’ construction site and provide facilities for a range of accredited training and assessment courses.
The centre is a first for the region, which does not currently have a ‘live’ construction site dedicated to training. It will also house administrative offices and classroom facilities and will create around 16 full-time employment positions.
Managing Director of Hewlett Civil Engineering, Alan Cooper thinks the training centre will be a real asset for the West Midlands. He says: “A training centre which meets the needs of the construction industry does not currently exist in the West Midlands. Our hope is that the training centre will link local people with a mixture of meaningful training opportunities that will increase skills levels as well as offer work experience and mentoring opportunities that will ultimately support them into employment.
“We are delighted to not only show our commitment to the development of the regions construction capability but to the economic regeneration of the Black Country. The help and support we have received from Advantage West Midlands through the planning process has been immeasurable.”
Mark Foley, AWM Partnerships Director, said: “We are pleased to be able to support Hewlett in providing training in civil engineering skills that will support construction jobs in the Black Country and the wider region.”