JTL has opened a new £4m training centre for electrical, plumbing and heating apprentices in Aston, Birmingham.
The Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Muhammad Afzal, officially opened the centre where he cut the ribbon last week.
It is the tenth dedicated training facility operated by the not-for-profit training provider and is set to deliver a variety of qualifications, replacing the previous nearby Birmingham centre with newer facilities.
Traineeship qualifications and JTL’s Fire and Security apprenticeship will also be available at the centre, in addition to continuing professional development courses offered by Develop Training, which was recently acquired by the JTL Group.
Visitors were given a tour of the training facilities as well as the chance to meet both JTL staff and current apprentices, to learn more about the opportunities the new centre will bring to the local area.
Set within buildings on a site of roughly two acres, the 30,000 sq ft centre consists of several modern classrooms and fully equipped electrical and plumbing workshops, as well as a refectory area.
Jon Graham, chief executive at JTL, said: “We were delighted to have Councillor Muhammad Afzal join us at our Birmingham centre and to have him officially open what is JTL’s 10th dedicated training facility. It was wonderful to spend the day with local employers, current apprentices and JTL staff and to fully see first-hand the excitement and enthusiasm everyone feels about this opening and the amazing opportunities it will bring to individuals within the local area.
“The official opening of this brand-new, state-of-the-art training facility came at a significant time for JTL, as we not only celebrated National Apprenticeship Week and its 2022 theme, ‘build for the future’, but JTL’s rich, 30-year history. We have achieved many milestones during that time, not least in supporting over 60,000 learners through their journey to qualification. If there’s anything we have learnt as a result of that, it is that we truly have the ability to build futures and change lives, and that it all starts with opportunities like this.”