Construction: Technical Excellence Colleges

(asked on 2nd July 2026) - View Source
Questioner
Baroness Wolf of Dulwich Portrait
Baroness Wolf of Dulwich
(Crossbench - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask His Majesty's Government which colleges have been designated as technical excellence colleges specializing in construction skills.

Answered by
Baroness Smith of Malvern Portrait
Baroness Smith of Malvern
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
This question was answered on 16th July 2026

The government has designated ten Construction Technical Excellence Colleges (CTECs), comprising one in every region of the country and one cross-regional CTEC. The designated colleges are:

  • Derby College Group, East Midlands.
  • West Suffolk College, East of England.
  • New City College, Greater London.
  • City of Sunderland College, North East.
  • Wigan and Leigh College, North West.
  • North Kent College, South East.
  • Exeter College, South West.
  • Bedford College, cross-regional.
  • Dudley College of Technology, West Midlands.
  • Leeds College of Building, Yorkshire and the Humber.

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