Project Status - Completed
- Start Date: 01/11/2015
- End Date: 31/07/2016
- Local Growth Fund allocation: £900,000
- Awarded to: Kingston Maurward College
Project Summary:
Construction of a new cutting-edge agritech training facility.
In May 2016, Kingston Maurward College unveiled its new £1.2 million state-of-the-art agritech centre co-financed with Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership through the government's Local Growth Fund.
The contemporary agritech centre took five months to build and positions Kingston Maurward College (KMC) at the forefront of agricultural training facilities in the region. The purpose built facility comprises of:
- 325m2 improved learning floorspace
- Agricultural Classroom
- IT suite
- High spec workshop
- Machinery facilities including a fleet of tractors, a GPS tractor, plough, sprayer and variable rate drill.
Expected Outcomes by 2025:
- 38 new jobs created
- 30 business start-ups
- 442 apprenticeships/trainees
- 3124 new learners assisted
Case Study:
Clare Davison, Former Principal of Kingston Maurward College said:
“The College is extremely grateful and fortunate to have had the support of Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership in order to be able to complete this project. Their support in co-financing this project has enabled the College to invest not only in a wonderful new facility, but also in state of the art equipment totalling some £1.2 million. Every year employer and student expectations rise. The College must continue to apply and adopt new science and technological developments in order to carry on thriving and remain relevant to the industries it serves and the students that enrol here. Access to these contemporary facilities and equipment will enable the take up of breakthroughs across nutrition, informatics, remote sensing and low impact agriculture. All of this can be exploited across the rural Dorset economy to help increase productivity.”
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