Wirral Met College opening “learning shop” in Birkenhead town centre

Feb 10 2010 by Lorna Hughes, Birkenhead News

A NEW “learning shop” is opening in Birkenhead.

The launch is a partnership between Wirral Met College and Warner Estates, owners of the Grange & Pyramids Shopping Centre.

The shop is designed to promote the value of learning in the heart of the community.

The college is helping local businesses to recruit and train their workforce and its new Employer Services facility provides training solutions designed to meet the precise needs of business.

Wirral Met believes the town centre location, next to Marks & Spencer, will allow it to provide information about improving career prospects.

As part of the learning shop, the partnership will offer a Retail Academy to serve the outlets in the Grange and Pyramids and Cavern Walks in Liverpool, which is also owned by Warner Estates.

The college has also secured more than £1m in funding to support people who have been, or are about to be, made redundant, with re-training and help to develop skills to improve their chances of securing alternative employment.