JCB Academy Invests 1.2million In Apprenticeship Training Centre

JCB Academy Invests 1.2million In Apprenticeship Training Centre
The former home to Dove First School in Rocester, Staffordshire, is now under a £1million conversion to become a state-of-the-art apprenticeship training centre. The plans are part of the expanding apprenticeship programme at The JCB Academy . The JCB Academy is more commonly known for its school and sixth form but a large part of the establishment is the apprenticeship training centre. Employers, including JCB , Michelin , Alpha Manufacturing Bri-Stor Systems , Orbital Gas Systems and Continenta use the training centre to develop their apprentices and have welcomed the news of the new facility.
The new 687sqm Dove Engineering Centre will cater for The JCB Academy’s higher level apprenticeship students and will include state-of-the-art technology and equipment, enabling the apprentices to develop their skills and knowledge even further. The former school building and land was purchased by JCB with the £1million conversion costs being mainly funded by the Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP)