The Mayor of Solihull, Councillor Stuart Davis, recently visited Solihull College & University Centre’s Woodlands Campus and was thrilled with what they had to offer for young people.
The recently expanded campus now incorporates a specialist centre for construction skills including plastering, carpentry, painting & decorating and bricklaying as well an expanded motor vehicle training facility.
The Mayor was given a tour of the new centre, including the new Engineering and Construction facilities, which accommodate MOT and engine workshops. The College also recently acquired a BAe Jetstream T Mk2 aircraft that aerospace engineering students have access to work with in the aircraft hangar on campus. The Mayor even managed to land a plane using their Boeing 737-800 NG aircraft simulator.
The Mayor said: ‘I was thrilled with the facilities at Solihull College & University Centre. Seeing the students in action and speaking to them about their courses was a pleasure. I particularly enjoyed the aircraft simulator and will be telling many people about how I landed a plane!’
John Callaghan, College Principal said: ‘We are extremely proud of the facilities here at Woodlands Campus. It was a pleasure to welcome the Mayor to see what young people in the region have available to them after finishing secondary school’.
For more information about courses offered at Woodlands or Blossomfield campuses please visit www.solihull.ac.uk.
