A Liverpool ‘green skills’ training provider embarks on a national expansion by opening new centres in Cumbria and Greater Manchester. Tony McDonough reports

Liverpool-based training provider HybridTec is opening new training centres in Cumbria and Greater Manchester as it embarks on a regional expansion.

In August, the business secured £1m worth of funding in partnership with Back to Work Complete Training from the Department for Education. HybridTec specialises in skills around gas, plumbing, electrical and green energy.

It has agreed a partnership with Cumbria LEP and will provide the first renewable energy skills bootcamp in the region. The firm is also targeting Greater London, West Midlands, and north of the Tyne in 2023.

Managing director Sophie Gilmore said: “This is an incredibly exciting time for HybridTec as we expand our services across the North West. It’s our mission to help more businesses across the country achieve their objectives.

“This expansion will enable us to do this and deliver our programme efficiently further afield in other regions.

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“We will continue to invest and expand across the UK, offering first class training for adults and young people, and creating an exciting place for the next generation of tradespeople to learn, to be inspired, and to upskill.”

Established in 2005, HydridTec delivers accredited, industry-led training in gas, plumbing, electrical and green energy. It is addressing the skills gap within today’s tradespeople and preparing a future workforce in line with the Government’s mission of reducing carbon emissions.

Amanda Wharton, skill bootcamp programme manager at Cumbria LEP, added: “I welcome HybridTec’s engagement which supports Cumbira LEP’s commitment to supporting green careers and  jobs that directly contribute to achieving net zero targets.”