Accelerating the development of skilled employees in Manufacturing and Engineering, Digital/IT and Health and Care

The refurbishment of the 130-year-old grade II listed Gibney Building on Monks Road, will help train students for careers in Manufacturing and Engineering, Health and Social Care and Digital/IT - responding directly to the skills and training requirements of the GLLEP priority sectors.

The LEP contributed £2.3m to the £5.5m total project costs from the Skills Capital Budget Fund.

The centre, which was completed in September 2021, is home to the latest technology to ensure graduating students are familiar with cutting-edge industry techniques.

It is also home to the Lincoln Business Centre, an incubation hub and co-working space for start-ups in the city.

In partnership with Microsoft and Risual Education Ltd the project provides a state-of-the-art learning environment, with cutting edge technologies focused on plugging skills gaps and delivering training in the application of new technologies.

Supporting the Engineering and Manufacturing LEP priority sector, the project provides state of the art classrooms focusing on key advances in engineering and manufacturing technologies. A new electronics lab will provide learners with access to industry relevant equipment, interfacing design and manufacturing digital technology with the physical world.

Supporting the Health and Care sector, the project is delivering employer-led training to develop a health and social care pathway for learners that supports a pipeline of health care assistants and associate professionals.

Through both theoretical and practical training, the new courses and equipment, will ensure that learners are equipped with the self-confidence and experience to provide exceptional health and care support within a realistic care environment. The new facilities include an emergency care simulation classroom, life-size mannequins, and a state-of-the-art sensory room.

The Gibney building also houses a Business Incubation Suite, comprising of meeting/conference rooms, facilities for hot desk access and a 1-2-1 consultation room.

For further information on this project please contact Steven Horsfield, shorsfield@lincolncollege.ac.uk

For a 360 tour of the newly refurbished Gibney Building click here.