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Construction Technical Excellence College
Construction Technical Excellence Colleges (CTECs) are the UK’s £100 million specialist construction training network. Get the latest CTEC news, updates and expert thought leadership here.
Where are the 10 Construction Technical Excellence Colleges?
There are 10 Construction Technical Excellence Colleges (CTECs):
- 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
The CTECs are specialist training colleges in construction and have a £100 Million budget and were established in the 2025 to 2026 academic year.
What is the Hub and Spoke Delivery Model for Construction Technical Excellence Colleges?
Technical Excellence Colleges (CTECs) in construction utilise a hub and spoke delivery model to collaborate with local training providers and construction employers, enhancing construction training standards and technical knowledge sharing across regions.
Construction Technical Excellence Colleges serve as regional hubs with the capacity and capability to support construction training providers throughout their areas, ensuring all construction learners access enhanced technical excellence opportunities without extensive travel, whilst meeting diverse regional construction skills requirements.
The hub and spoke approach enables construction Technical Excellence Colleges to partner with further education colleges and independent construction training providers across their regions, distributing and embedding developed construction resources, including professional development programmes for construction teaching staff and innovative specialist construction curricula.
This collaborative delivery framework ensures comprehensive regional coverage, improved construction training quality, and accessible technical excellence in construction education for learners throughout the UK’s construction and technical education sector.
This is a dedicated tag page from FE News with the latest news on CTECs and thought leadership articles from construction skills experts.
There are currently two types of Technical Excellence Colleges (TECs), CTECs and Defence Technical Excellence Colleges.
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