Multi-million pound sustainable Teesside engineering facility to help region reach net zero

Plans have been submitted by Middlesbrough College Group for a multi-million-pound engineering facility that could transform Teesside’s net zero aims.

This proposed state-of-the-art facility will act as a replacement and relocation of the current TTE site, home to the technical training provider and hundreds of learners and apprentices.

If approved, the move will see existing TTE provision of workshop training areas, teaching classrooms and staff facilities relocated to a purpose-built facility at the College’s Middlehaven campus, on development land adjacent to the STEM Centre.

Zoe Lewis, principal and chief executive of Middlesbrough College, said: “TTE has an incredibly strong reputation for providing high quality technical skills locally, nationally and internationally - and we’ve been building on that since our purchase of TTE out of administration back in 2019.

“Having consulted on various options, we concluded that this relocation would give TTE students and staff the high-tech facilities and equipment they deserve, as well as improved links to the wider existing College facilities.

“We’re not only investing in our facilities but also securing the technical skills that are in demand and valued by local employers, to name British Steel, Quorn and Anglo American, among others.

Since its acquisition of TTE in 2019, Middlesbrough College Group is the largest engineering training provider for school leavers in the country. If approved, the new facility will train 300 full time students, 300 apprentices and 500 adults, alongside a thriving international cohort.

As well as its provision of traditional engineering, the new facility has been designed to futureproof emerging skills such as green energy.

Zoe added: “Renewable energy provides a huge economic opportunity for our region, with 36,000 jobs in offshore wind alone expected to be created in the next 12 years and wider net zero ambitions in the area being high.

“The new facility will allow us to significantly grow TTE’s offering in the coming years, particularly in the low carbon sector, and provide local learners with the skills and training they need to find their role in the booming green economy.”

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