A NEW vocational learning centre is open in Llanelli
A NEW vocational learning centre is open in Llanelli to benefit secondary schools and adults wanting to learn skills in DIY and construction.
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The centre is part of TAD Builders Temple Works site in Furnace and has been developed through a partnership between Coleg Sir Gâr, Llanelli secondary schools, Carmarthenshire County Council’s adult community learning and TAD. It will give pupils in the Llanelli area access to construction related courses through their school curriculum, and provide adult learners with part-time evening courses in construction, plus short courses in home maintenance.
Paul White, headteacher at St John Lloyd School and chair of the Llanelli 14-19 Network Cluster said: “Currently, we are only able to send Llanelli schoolchildren to the college’s Ammanford campus, but transport costs and travelling time are prohibitive so having a centre in town is great news.”
TAD Builders Managing Director Anthony Jones said:”The children will benefit from being around a working industrial site as they learn various trades in and around our daily onsite work. We’re hoping to recruit apprentices from the centre on a yearly basis, so we’ll be working very closely with the new venture.”
