A NEW £1.4m Animal Management Education Centre is being built in North Somerset.
The new centre will be based at Puxton Park, who are providing more than 2,000 square metres of land to Weston College to create the new facility which it is hoped will open in January 2020.
The new centre will enable learners to develop industry-specific skills working within the park’s extensive farmland, facilities and wide range of farm and domestic animals which will significantly enhance the employability skills of those taking the courses.
The new centre will utilise low carbon techniques and create an inclusive education facility for delivery of the practical elements of the animal management curriculum.
The centre will comprise of two classrooms, IT suite, storage, wash-space, toilets, office and a student breakout area.
Significant financial investment has been provided by the College’s successful bid for £990,000 funding from the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP).
Dr Paul Phillips, principal and chief executive of Weston College, said: “Puxton Park is an outstanding and well-known venue, boasting a huge range of facilities, resources and animals.
“This innovative partnership provides a wealth of opportunities for learners, to develop practical skills with species to suit everyone’s interests from reptiles to farm animals through to birds of prey.”
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