CREWE’s £10.6 million University Technical College will hold an open evening tomorrow.

The open evening will take place at MMU Cheshire Campus, on Crewe Green Road, Crewe, on Thursday, January 21 from 5.30pm to 7.30pm.

It is the latest in a series of events to highlight to the community new educational and training opportunities in the town.

The event will give people the opportunity to find out more about the different educational paths offered by the Crewe Engineering and Design UTC campus, which is set to open September 2016.

It will also provide the opportunity to learn about the application process and talk to partners supporting the school, including Cheshire East Council.

Cllr Rachel Bailey, Cheshire East Council cabinet member in charge of children and families, said: “I am delighted to see the interest in the Crewe UTC, which reflects the commitment to deliver engineering skills in Cheshire East “The UTC is a really exciting initiative and will be a flagship educational institution to help provide and nurture the skills and experience of our young people for generations to come.”

This evening’s event will feature a number of interactive displays for those interested in science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem subjects).

It will give them a first glimpse of some of the projects students could work on in the future.

The UTC will train 800 students aged 14-18, who want to pursue careers in industries like automotive, rail and advanced manufacturing.

It will be built on the site of Victoria Community Centre’s Oakley Building, on West Street.

The Victoria Centre has been a Crewe landmark for more than 100 years, with a strong academic association.

The UTC is a partnership between Cheshire East Council, Bentley Motors, Manchester Metropolitan University, Siemens, Bosch, OSL Rail, Chevron Racing, Optical 3D, GE (General Electric), South Cheshire Chamber of Commerce and hi-tech firms Leoni and James Walker.

Cllr Bailey added: “The council is fully behind the UTC and we are supporting our partners and working with all our local schools to promote it as widely as possible and deliver a workforce that will have the confidence and skills to match the needs of Cheshire East’s growing modern economy.”