r/Wigan • u/UKGovNews • 28d ago

New specialist construction college will open in Wigan to train thousands of future builders

  • Tens of thousands of future bricklayers, carpenters, roofers and electricians to be trained up in high-demand construction skills by 2029, reducing reliance on overseas workers. 

  • £100 million investment in new Technical Excellence Colleges will support homegrown talent and equip them with the skills we need to build new homes, schools and hospitals. 

  • The specialist colleges will work directly with employers to ensure training leads to well-paid jobs and long-term economic growth. 

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u/lancashirehotpots 27d ago

That’s a lot of investment. Where is this information from?

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u/ShivAGit 27d ago

Look at the username

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u/thisismyuaernamr 26d ago

The best thing that college could do for them learners is teach them the reality of earning a living on the tools in construction: No employment rights, no pension, pay for your own work expenses, lose your job if a member of site management doesn’t like you, all the high paid work goes to the boss’ son, bills introduced in parliament to allow foreign workers to emigrate here and compete with you for your work. Do yourselves a favour and leave it well alone.

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u/lordghostpig 24d ago

Seems like a colossal waste of money with robots poised to replace all these jobs within 10 years.

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u/redditguy1298 19d ago

It’s funny you say that because there’s lots in the news at the moment about companies pulling back on their investments in AI because they’re discovering it’s overhyped.

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u/lordghostpig 19d ago

I hope I'm wrong, but given the trajectory of things lately it just doesn't seem likely.