Cornwall could get its own training centre for marine skills, following the success of a centre in Dorset.
Poole’s Marine Skills Centre was set-up in March 2005 to train people for careers in the marine industry. It aimed to train 600 people a year but it has already helped 2500.
Rob Peters, from the agency, says: “A major employer is very much part of the marine school centre at Poole and they were having to send apprentices towards Southampton to have some of their training delivered, now that is very much localised through the Poole centre.
“Eighteen months on it has surpassed all our expectations which is absolutely fantastic,” he added.
The centre’s success has persuaded the South West of England Regional Development Agency to plan opening similar centres in Falmouth, Cornwall and Plymouth, Devon. The facilities are due to be running by September.
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