DCG teams up to address boiler and pump installation skills gaps

Derby College Group has partnered with a manufacturer of boilers and heat pumps to launch its first multi-faceted training facility that will support and upskill current and future installers.

The DCG training suite is the first partnership set up by Groupe Atlantic with a UK college to include a full range of equipment

The training suite has been developed at DCG’s Roundhouse technical and professional skills college in Derby’s Pride Park where the company's team will deliver expert training themselves and also share their knowledge with the College’s teaching staff as part of their professional development.

Training director Andrew Johnson explained: “We have long recognised the importance of training across the industry to ensure that our products are installed correctly for maximum efficiency.  We are also committed to playing our part in training the installers of the future and raising awareness amongst young people of the career opportunities available to them.

“We chose to open this new training facility for the East Midlands at DCG because of their amazing facilities and easy access by road and rail.

“We look forward to developing the relationship over the coming months – welcoming installers into the facility and sharing our expertise with the DCG teaching staff to ensure students and apprentices are work ready for the exciting developments underway in this industry as part of the UK’s decarbonisation agenda and the drive towards Net Zero by 2050.”

DCG’s assistant principal – technology Brian Malyan continued: “Having the latest training equipment installed here at College is beneficial not only to the local and regional companies who are installing equipment in homes and commercial premises but also to our students and apprentices who are the installers of the future.

“As a College, we are committed to working with companies across a wide range of sectors to co-design and co-deliver our curriculum and ensure that our students and apprentices have the skills, behaviours and attitudes they need to successfully enter the world of work.

“Our relationship is therefore a win/win for the company, local installers and the College alike.”