Lord Mayor of York, Chris Cullwick, cut the ribbon at York College’s new Construction and Engineering Centre Extension and declared its “vitally important role” in addressing the issue.
A £2.6 million contribution from the Department for Education’s T Level Capacity Fund helped towards the cost of the building.
It was completed within its 38-week timeframe and on budget, a York College spokesperson said.
T Levels are the technical-based qualifications introduced by the government in 2020 as an alternative post-16 educational option to A Levels and include 315 work placement hours.
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