National Construction College launches £3.8m Scottish centre

The National Construction College (NCC) has launched a £3.8m centre at Inchinnan near Glasgow, which will double as the Scottish HQ for ConstructionSkills.

The new campus will deliver training for 160 apprentices and 6,000 adult learners each year. There are 12 classrooms, seven conference and meeting rooms and 3,000m2 of floor space.

It also includes a 1,200m2 scaffolding facility - the second largest in the UK after the NCC's facility at its flagship Bircham Newton centre in Norfolk.

Maureen Watt MSP, Minister for Schools and Skills officially launched the centre today alongside ConstructionSkills chairman Sir Michael Latham, Construction Skills chief exectuive Mark Farrar and Scottish director Graeme Ogilvy.

Commenting on the opening Sir Michael Latham said: "The exciting developments currently underway in Scotland mean that more than ever, we need to make sure that we work with Government, employers and other partners to ensure that we have enough job ready recruits to meet this challenge. Our work is crucial and the new NCC training centre, alongside the new ConstructionSkills offices are meeting industry demand."