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HRH, The Duke of York KG hosts Tech event with Hackney Community College
Posted 23rd January 2012
His Royal Highness The Duke of York was present to assist Hackney Community College play host to Tech City employers on Wednesday 18th January at Open Kitchen, the College’s training Bar & Restaurant.
The event gave the College an opportunity to outline to major international businesses how local education providers can work with businesses to provide them with the skilled staff they need and how businesses can recruit local people, to help increase employment rates in Hackney.
The businesses also outlined to HRH and the College, their growth plans, staff needs and latest technical developments.
The Duke of York offered to help host the event after a 2011 visit to the college to learn about its Tech City Apprentice and University Technical College initiatives.
The Duke has a strong personal interest in Apprenticeships and Youth Skills and believes that a key issue for the UK is to ensure that its young people develop the skills needed for today’s workforce.
Ian Ashman, Principal of Hackney Community College said: “Our last Ofsted inspection, graded the College ‘outstanding’ for our partnership work. This dinner, is another example of how we’re listening to employers and ensuring that we develop young people with the right skills, so they can benefit from the fantastic employment opportunities created by the regeneration of the Tech City area. We are most grateful to The Duke of York for attending; his involvement has helped us to secure really strong business interest in local recruitment.”
The Tech City Apprenticeships Company is just one of the ways in which HCC and its partner Renaisi, aim to help continue the growth of skills by working with key employers in the area to create employment opportunities for young people while they receive professional training at the College.
As well as the Tech City Apprentice Programme, the new University Technical College (UTC), the first school of its kind in London, being launched on the Shoreditch campus in September 2012, will further prepare young people with the needed skill-set to succeed in the creative industries with its specialist digital media training courses.
The curriculum will include computer programming, a major skills shortage in the area.
Head Teacher, Annie Blackmore is excited about the opportunities Tech City is bringing to Hackney: “Having Tech City right on our door step brings fantastic opportunities for our UTC students. Not only is the curriculum employer-led, but through these links major businesses will provide exciting and relevant projects and work experience for all our students. “
A further briefing on Tech City Apprentices for local small and medium enterprises will be taking place on February 7th at 6pm at Open Kitchen
