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
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