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CITY TRAINING FIRM UNVEILS £4.5M HQ HETA AIMING TO HELP ENGINEERING COMPANIES UPSKILL STAFF By Phil Winter philip.winter@reachplc.com
Copenhagen Road in Hull, in 1978, and also opened sites in Scunthorpe and Stallingborough, Lincolnshire. HETA employs more than 70 people across the three sites and expects to recruit more as a result of the new investment. It is training more than 600 apprentices in partnership with more than 300 employers. Iain Elliott, chief executive of HETA, said: “This new centre will provide more training opportunities for young people and for those already employed and will enable HETA to develop bespoke training packages for employers across the Humber region and beyond. “The size and scale should give confidence to prospective employers who are looking to relocate to Hull, giving them the assurance that they can get the right type of technical training for their business. “This project just would not have been possible or as successful without support from colleagues at the Humber LEP and Hull City Council and we thank them all.” HETA has been supported in the move by Hull City Council’s economic regeneration team and by the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), which secured £1.3m from the Local Growth Fund
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Nominate a business for top awards AWARDS: The deadline for entries for the 18th Hull Daily Mail Business Awards is fast approaching, as the city prepares to celebrate its wealth of top talent. Fifteen awards are up for grabs this year, as the region’s small businesses and powerhouses alike vie for honours. The deadline for entries is September 14, before finalists are revealed at the end of this month. Neil Hodgkinson, editor-in-chief at the Mail, said: “These awards just get bigger and better, as do the quality and quantity of entries. The best thing about them is that they highlight the tremendous amount of hard work, determination and talent that goes on locally to make sure we have a thriving business economy. “There are some great businesses in our region and some brilliant individuals and we hope to highlight them in November. It is a night to look forward to.” This year, winners will be announced and business talent celebrated at a glittering ceremony in Hull on November 15 at the DoubleTree by Hilton. To enter, fill in the entry form at www.hull-live.co.uk
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A HULL training business, which has been supporting engineering employers for more than half a century, has unveiled its new £4.5m headquarters. Humberside Engineering Training Association (HETA) has moved its entire Hull operation into the new centre in Dansom Lane and will welcome its first learners to the facility on Monday. The Advanced Engineering Training Centre hopes to help tackle the national shortfall of engineers, a figure which has been estimated to be as high as 59,000 every year. Malcolm Joslin, chair of HETA, said: “We are continuing to address the skills shortage in the Humber region by providing industry-leading training in the engineering sector. “The advanced facilities and courses that the Humber LEP grant will help deliver have been designed in partnership with the businesses that HETA works alongside. “This ensures that they are highly relevant and equip our students with the skills they need to progress into successful and well-paid engineering careers.” HETA was first launched back in 1967, and has since provided a springboard for thousands of young people into engineering careers. The registered charity moved to purpose-built premises in
Joanne Lawson and Iain Elliott, of HETA