Manufacturing training centre aims to prepare tomorrow's engineers

The Lloyds Bank Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre, located on the Manufacturing Technology Centre’s Ansty Park site in Coventry, is expected to provide optimum training for the next generation of engineers and technicians.

Funding from the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has been matched by industry support for the development of the centre, including £5m over five years from Lloyds Bank.

According to a statement, the bank’s contribution will support over 1,000 trainees, which is said to be in line with the group’s Helping Britain Prosper Plan; as well as helping the UK realise its potential in advanced manufacturing.

The new training centre took on its second cohort of apprentices in September with trainees working on projects related to robotics, 3D printing, intelligent automation and advanced metrology.

Business Secretary Sajid Javid said: “This centre will play a key role in turning young people from across the Midlands into the engineering leaders of the future. We are committed to 3 million high quality apprenticeships by 2020 because we know apprenticeships are good for business, young people and the British economy.”