Cornwall Opportunities
College Focus: Truro & Penwith College
The Future of Adult Learning in Cornwall
Truro and Penwith College has been offering Career and Professional Development courses for adults for almost 30 years.
In 2022, the College launched its Future Skills Institute (FSI), the new umbrella name for its wide-ranging 19+ provision that includes Apprenticeships, Career & Professional Development and University Centre courses. 2024 is set to be an exciting year for the FSI. The opening of the College’s new STEM and Health Skills Centre in Bodmin this September has brought industry-led courses and CPD opportunities to students across North East Cornwall while the launch of new projects in renewable construction, composite engineering and healthcare will continue to provide access to Cornwall’s future career opportunities. Headed up by the College’s Director of Apprenticeships and Business Partnerships, Hayley McKinstry, the Future Skills Institute is now responsible for creating and maintaining partnerships with some of Cornwall’s largest and best employers to ensure the skills needs of Cornwall are being met, while providing targeted skills training that provides local people with access to quality careers. The College was recently recognised as Cornwall’s only ‘Apprenticeship Expert’ by the Department for Education while its University Centre was awarded TEF Silver highlighting its constant focus on quality. A string of successful multi-million-pound investments, to provide state-of-the-art, industry-standard training and learning facilities has led to the College heading up Cornwall’s latest £2.5 million skills boost, that will see the College lead the transformation of skills training in Cornwall.
We caught up with Hayley McKInstry to find out more about how Truro and Penwith College is spearheading the development of future focused training and career opportunities for Cornwall.
Tell us more about the new STEM and Health Skills Centre in Bodmin?
The STEM and Health Skills Centre is a new £6.3m centre in Bodmin that aims to transform the teaching of industry-relevant skills in Cornwall. It is a centre of excellence for the education and training in Engineering, Health and Digital. We have engaged with employers in North and East Cornwall to shape a curriculum offer that suits the requirements of their businesses and also used their expertise to ensure the facilities meet industry need.
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