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BBC News
12-03-2025
- General
- BBC News
University College Isle of Man to move out of nunnery campus
The Isle of Man's only university college has announced that it is set to move away from one of its current campus at the end of the academic year. University College Isle of Man will move out of the nunnery site which currently hosts higher education courses in sport, information technology and studying those courses, which the organisation were are already partially taught at other sites, will be moved to UCM's main campus on Homefield Road. UCM's principal, Jesamine Kelly said the move represented a "cost saving" and would reduce the number of students and staff travelling between campuses. 'More connected environment' A statement from UCM's senior leadership team said: "By consolidating resources at our main campuses, we aim to provide a more connected and supportive environment, giving students greater access to UCM's full range of facilities."It has not been confirmed how much money the move would save nunnery, which was built in 1823, is one of UCM's six Kelly added that UCM regularly reviewed its estate "to ensure that we're offering the best student experience with the resources we have available".The institution said it followed the regular review of its estate which considers student experience, student feedback, resource requirements, benefits to staff and space utilisation data. Feedback shared by students included concerns raised about missing out on the range of UCM facilities, along with comments about having to travel between the different sites. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X.
BBC News
16-02-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Apprenticeships could 'help bridge Manx skills gap'
Apprenticeships have a part to play in bridging skills gaps in a range of industries on the Isle of Man, the executive director of an education foundation has Newton of the Edge Foundation featured on a panel at an event highlighting how the schemes could help with the growth of Manx firms on said people in smaller communities such as an island, or in rural villages in the UK, needed "study and work opportunities", which would in turn bolster the firms facing labour shortages to consider offering the schemes, he said it could be used as a "vehicle" to find staff to develop. University College Isle of Man (UCM) teamed up with the Manx government's Skills Board to host the session as part of National Apprenticeship Week.A strategy was recently put together by the board, which included he aims of developing the island's workforce to meet current and future needs of for the Apprenticeship and Vocational Training Assistance schemes were also increased last year to support recruitment for firms. Mr Newton spent 12 years at the UK's Department for Education is now Executive Director Edge Foundation, which promotes the upskilling of young people through education said: "Across the British Isles, and globally, we've got real shortages in areas that are going to become increasingly important, like healthcare."There was now a "much broader range of apprenticeships" in fields such as finance, IT and the creative industries, as well as the traditional construction trades, he said."On-the-job learning" was a "chance for businesses to pass on their knowledge to the next generation" and think about "the pipeline of staff they want in the future", he added. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X.
