Project :: 536 : Barking Skills Centre
Introduction
The Skills Centre located in Barking Town Centre is a Diploma Exemplar Facility, a new type of educational facility providing 14-19 year olds with vocational training in Hospitality, Hair and Beauty, Construction and IT.
Description
In addition to state of the art training facilities for each of the vocations, the Skills Centre will also host a Bistro and Hair and Beauty Salon on the ground and first floors, giving a commercial face to the Skills Centre which allows the students a chance to train in a real working environment.
Additionally, the Barking Methodist Church is provided with a new front facing onto the Market Square providing them with meeting rooms and community function spaces. The Skills Centre will run on flexible hours more like a college than a school and provide opportunities for the public to attend seminars, lectures, and other events hosted by The Skills Centre.
The Skills Centre is scheduled to be on site in January 2010 with construction complete in July 2011 for opening September 2011.
Details
Client
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
Location
Barking, UK
Size
5,300 sqm
Value
£14m
Due to be completed
Sep 11
- Started : 2009-07-07
- Completed : 2011-07-07
- Country : UK
- County : London
- City : Barking
- m2 : 5300
