�8m Engineering Centre Opens September 2011

6th July 2011

Apprentices from local engineering companies will be among the first students to register at the new engineering wing at North Highland College.

The centre is believed to be amongst the largest and best equipped of its type in the north of Scotland. A flexible curriculum will adapt to support the engineering needs of the area.

The NDA has invested �2m into the project. Their HR director, Jim McLaughlin, toured the engineering centre on a recent visit north. "The NDA is pleased to be part of the continued drive for skills improvement in the north of Scotland," he said. "This area already has a strong engineering capability due to its association with Dounreay.

The new centre will provide a high quality learning environment that mirrors workplace conditions, bringing engineering practice and theory more closely together and
giving NHC engineering students, and the companies they work for, a competitive edge."
DSRL head of HR Michael Dunnett, added: "DSRL is delighted to be supporting this
exciting development alongside the NDA.

"This is a major investment to ensure that we have a skilled and competent workforce to support the nuclear industry in Scotland but also to support the offshore renewable developments which are planned around the coastline of Caithness and north Sutherland.
This facility will be a major asset to the area."

From Dounreay News July 2011
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