LUDLOW College is involved in a project to promote engineering apprenticeships.

The Marches LEP has awarded three contracts worth £2.81m to develop advanced manufacturing hubs in the region which will create nearly 2,700 apprenticeships.

As part of the private sector-led LEP’s plans for tackling the skills gap, the project will see regional training centres, including one in Hereford, set up to support employers in areas where there is limited access to workforce training.

Herefordshire and Ludlow College, with Herefordshire & Worcestershire Training Association has secured £464,763 to develop its hub - creating 260 apprenticeships and supporting 225 businesses.

"This significant LEP and College co-investment to develop advanced manufacturing hubs in the Marches will have a transformative impact on education and skills development in engineering, strengthening the college's capacity to meet the requirements of cutting edge industries,” said Ian Peake, principal and chief executive of Herefordshire and Ludlow College.

As well as apprenticeships, all three hubs will deliver more than 1,960 additional qualifications over the next five years.