Plans to open a Military Preparation College on an Armley trading estate have been submitted to Leeds City Council for approval.
Applicant Michael Ronan from education provider Learning Curve Group wants to open the Military Preparation College (MPCT) in units 9 and 9A of the Carlton Trading Estate in Pickering Street, Armley.
The units are currently vacant and had previously been used by a distribution company. The new college would be open 8.30am-5pm weekdays and would employ three full-time staff.
A statement submitted with the planning application said: “MPCT delivers vocational training and education for young people aged 16 to 19 focusing on employability, fitness, and military preparation.Â
“This provision addresses skills gaps, reduces youth unemployment, and supports Leeds economic strategy.”
MPCT says is will reduce the number of young NEET young people Not in Education, Education or Training), and will engage with hard-to-reach learners, as well as providing a pipeline of skilled candidates to the Armed Forces and local employers.
The plans to change the use of a former industrial unit to a training and education academy can be viewed in full here.
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