NETA Training secures £14.7m Thornaby consent
GSS Architecture has designed the 54,000 sq ft engineering facility, to be developed on part of Stockton Riverside College’s existing car park.
NETA Training, part of the Education Training Collective (Etc.), will relocate its engineering training centre as part of the Thornaby Town Deal.
The 120,000 sq ft site will include the erection of the two-storey building linking to the college, the creation of a motor workshop yard, and associated infrastructure.
NETA will have its own access point and the facility will focus on training people in industrial sectors such as electrical, gas, welding and health and safety.
Work is due to start on the site in early 2025.
The NETA development has received £4.5m investment from the Thornaby Town Deal Board, as well as from Etc. and the Department for Education. The project will be delivered in partnership with Stockton-on-Tees Council.
The development of the new centre will run alongside the creation of the NETA-led All Access Academy, currently in development at Redcar and Cleveland College, which will be focus on specialist scaffolding, rope access, and rigging and lifting training.
NETA Training, Stockton Riverside College, and Redcar and Cleveland College are all part of Etc.
NETA director Sean Johnston said: “Both centres will offer fantastic spaces and workshops for up-and-coming young engineers to learn the skills of their trade and for employers and individuals working in industry to upskill themselves and their workforce.
“The industrial landscape of Teesside, the North-east, the UK, and the world, is changing, and engineering and construction skills have a part to play in that. For us this feels like the next chapter.”
Cllr Nigel Cooke, cabinet member for regeneration and housing at Stockton-on-Tees Council, said: “We have a strong track record of futureproofing our towns through ambitious regeneration projects and this project will improve experience, drive growth and ensure future sustainability for our residents for years to come.”
Further information can be found in Stockton’s planning portal, ref no: 24/0951/FUL.
