Acceptance of £9.3m capital grant for further education provision

Cornwall Council has accepted a £9.3 million government grant to improve further education and construction skills training across the county.

Individual Decision Day·2026-04-22·Not recorded

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Description

The Portfolio Holder for Economic Regeneration and Investment presented a decision to accept approximately £9.3 million of Government capital funding to support further education provision across Cornwall, with particular focus on construction sector skills training.

From the minutes

The Portfolio Holder outlined that the proposal related to the acceptance of approximately £9.3m of capital funding to support further education provision across Cornwall. The funding would be used to improve facilities, buildings and equipment, with a particular focus on increasing capacity to deliver skills training, especially within the construction sector where demand currently exceeded available provision.

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