The Mayor of Yeovil Evie Potts-Jones and managing director of Jones Building Group Mark Porter visited Yeovil College to see its world-leading facilities after the college became one of the first 12 Institutes of Technology in the UK.

The new employer-focused Institute of Technology offers top-quality, higher-level technical education and apprenticeships to help plug the local skills gaps, raise productivity and transform opportunities for local people.

The West of England IoT is an innovative partnership between Yeovil College, the University of the West of England, Weston College, Bath College and Gloucestershire College, and a network of key local employers, including Leonardo and Yeovil District Hospital.

Mark Bolton, CEO & Principal of Yeovil College, said: “Our Institute of Technology is part of a cohesive vision to reshape our higher education and technical curriculum. It will assist to significantly reshape, redesign and develop our campus to create a hub of technological innovation, which is even more reflective of the industries in which our students choose to develop their careers.”

In addition to the IoT designation, the college is halfway through a four-year accommodation strategy, which has scooped an incredible £30million of capital investment.

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