The project will see the College’s former engineering workshop demolished and replaced with a new facility.
Burton and South Derbyshire College is delighted to announce that it has successfully secured up to £4.9 million from the Department for Education’s Post-16 Capacity Fund, following a competitive national bidding process.
The Government fund supports colleges and sixth forms in areas where growing student numbers are placing increasing pressure on existing accommodation and teaching space. The investment will support the expansion of the College’s estate, creating additional teaching facilities that will help meet the rising demand for post-16 education, while enhancing the College’s high-quality academic, technical and professional offer.
The project will see the College’s former engineering workshop demolished and replaced with a modern, purpose-built learning facility, creating flexible teaching spaces, immersive digital learning environments and specialist technology-enabled classrooms, designed to support the needs of future learners and employers.
John Beaty, Principal and Chief Executive at Burton College, said “we are thrilled to have been awarded this significant capital investment from the Department for Education”.
“Our college focuses on technical and vocational excellence and has seen unprecedented demand from learners in recent years with future applications pointing to continued growth.
“This investment will help us build a new facility within our Burton campus that will create additional capacity over the medium term ensuring we can continue to provide local people with the skills, competencies and qualifications that are in high demand from local employers.
“This is not only great news for our college and those who study with us but is a real win for local employers who can now be assured of an increased pipeline of future talent.”