The centre will provide training programmes up to Level 7 (Master’s Degree level) with an initial capacity for 1,000 students on roll at any one time. The apprentices, who will be employed by companies, will undertake their academic studies at the WMG Degree Apprenticeship Centre, which will be on the University of Warwick campus. Work will start immediately on building the facility, which will provide flexible teaching and lab space, and an environment for technology-enhanced learning, as well as advice and support for apprentices and organisations.
Professor Lord Bhattacharyya, chairman of WMG, says: “Young people are our future and we need to provide them with many opportunities to support our manufacturing base. The centre will give the opportunity for school leavers and apprentices looking to progress from Level 4 and 5 qualifications to degree level.”
Jonathan Browning, chair of the CWLEP, says the WMG Degree Apprenticeship Centre will create a dedicated space designed to support a new range of degrees: “The WMG Degree Apprenticeship Centre represents a significant investment in the delivery of higher level skills to businesses, and will focus on the high-value manufacturing sector in Coventry and Warwickshire, as well as meeting the needs of industry and the Government’s skills and industrial strategies.”
