Delivering hydrogen and electric skills boost for Leicestershire skills

Leicestershire-based automotive sector businesses and their employees have started to benefit from a multimillion-pound investment in skills training to help them take advantage of growing demand for cleaner, greener transport from electric vehicles including those powered by hydrogen.

The dynamic new Hyve project, led by NWSLC along with its partners, Leicester College, Loughborough College, and SMB College Group, is delivering infrastructure, awareness, and skills training in hydrogen and electric vehicles with a focus on HGVs and LGVs for businesses based within the Leicester and Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership (LLEP) area. The official launch is due to take place in the Hyve Pavilion at the NWSLC ‘STEAM into Your Future’ careers event in July 2023.

Marion Plant, OBE FCGI, Principal and Chief Executive of NWSLC said, “As the process of switching to BEVs accelerates, and emerging technology such as hydrogen becomes more accessible, we will increasingly need more skilled individuals working in the manufacture and maintenance of electric and hydrogen vehicles. The Hyve project is also designed to engage young people with ideas for future careers, inspiring and empowering the next generation of automotive engineers.”