Hi tech skills
Business Secretary Vince Cable visited hi tech college facilities and met with innovative manufacturers during a tour of the West Midlands.
He said specialised skills - and the provision of modern facilities to teach these skills - will be vital for economic growth, particularly in the regions.
Hi tech skills at college
At met with the first students to study at the Samsung Digital Service Academy.
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Dr Cable said: 鈥淚t is great to see a college such as Birmingham Metropolitan hosting such hi-tech and productive training centres. Examples like this underline the importance of the Government offering its support.
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Dr Cable also saw the BSkyB training facility and met apprentices training in aerial installation. He then took a tour of the new medical laboratories which train apprentices as laboratory technicians and dental nurses.
Manufacturing technologies
Earlier in the day Dr Cable and Business Minister toured the stands at the manufacturing technologies event at the NEC in Birmingham.
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