MOT TRAINING CENTRE FIRST

Take-up from employers has been swift for Cornwall’s first MOT testing qualification.

Truro and Penwith College’s Future Skills Institute recently received approval from the Skills Education Group to run and assess professionals on its new Level 2 Award in MOT Testing (Classes 4 and 7).

The new qualification provides a welcome option for Cornish employers who have traditionally been forced to send staff on an up to 200-mile round-trip to South Devon College, to access their nearest training and assessment centre.

February’s first two start dates for the five-day training sold out within days of launch. A third date has now been added on February 27, with the training set to run monthly thereafter.

Developed in collaboration with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) the qualification provides learners with the knowledge and skills required to perform MOT tests.

Out Of This World

The achievements of the University Centre Truro and Penwith in creating a new space technologies qualification have been recognised at a national awards.

The Sir Arthur Clarke Awards, or ‘The Arthurs’ as they are commonly known after sci-fi author Arthur C Clarke, have been presented annually since 2005.

DR Heidi Thiemann, the college’s space training project manager, received the award in the Space Achievement, Education and Outreach Individual category, for her role leading the team in launching the world’s first degree-level HNC/HND course in space technologies.

Dr Thiemann said: “I’m really proud that the work of the team at Truro and Penwith College has been recognised with this prestigious award. We are now looking forward to recruiting the next generation of space students in September 2023 and supporting them as they launch their careers in space.”