Milton Keynes college awarded almost £1m to upgrade

And the cash boost is being fast-tracked to ensure students and staff can benefit from the improvements as soon as possible.

The £954,448 worth of funding is part of a £1.5bn government investment that will transform colleges across the country over the next 5 years.

It comes on the day that sympathetic Mk College bosses vowed to find space for every student that had applied to study there over the next academic year - regardless of their GCSE results tomorrow. See the Citizen story here .

Ben Everitt, the MP for Milton Keynes North, said: “This is fantastic news for MK College which will help future-proof their buildings and digital infrastructure.

“The college already does a wonderful job providing skills and training to young people all across MK and it’s more important now than ever that we continue to support them in doing so.”

Iain Stewart, the MP for Milton Keynes South, said: “This is yet another investment into further and higher education in MK by the Government.

"As we upskill our workforce post-Covid we will need excellent places of learning and this grant will help MK College continue its good work."

Last year MK College was selected to set up one of the 20 Institutes of Technology, which will be based at the historic Bletchley Park.

Institutes of Technology will specialise in delivering high-quality higher technical education and training in STEM subjects, such as digital, advanced manufacturing and engineering.