Peel Ports to support low carbon college

Aimed at 14 to 19 year olds, the UTC will deliver a mix of academic and technical education specifically centred around engineering and logistics. The group hopes that the UTC, which is due to open in 2014, will give young people in the Liverpool City region the specific skills needed to find employment in the SuperPort and Low Carbon industries.

It is estimated that the region’s transformational SuperPort plans, which include £1.8bn of investment in new infrastructure projects across the region, will generate up to 35,000 jobs over a twenty year period.

Plans include Peel Ports’ development of a series of multimodal logistics hubs along the Manchester Ship Canal, as well as a new in-river container terminal at the Port of Liverpool, Liverpool2, which is due to be operational in 2015.

Howard Sloane, group head of HR, Peel Ports, said: “The whole region stands to benefit enormously from growth in the SuperPort and low carbon industries, and Peel Ports’ investment in Liverpool2 and the developments along the Manchester Ship Canal are a fundamental part of that future.”

Elaine Bowker, principal, Liverpool Community College, added: “The SuperPort and sustainable industry will be crucial to the future success of Liverpool’s economy. The University Technical College will play a vital role in this success, supplying the skills for these industries, helping fuel growth and ensuring that it’s local people that benefit from the jobs created.”

The UTC is currently in its consultation period, which runs until 22 March 2013.