A FORMER council buiding is to be turned into a college campus offering courses in leadership, professional studies and trades union education.

Previously known as the 'Treasury Building' at the corner of Hamilton Square in Birkenhead, the new Wirral Metropolitan College campus will provide 'state of the art' learning and business facilities that cover a range of professional career pathways including accountancy, human resource management, leadership, business management and development programmes from Level 2 to post graduate level.

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The former 'Treasury Building' that will become a new campus for Wirral Metropolitan College in Birkenhead

The campus for continuing professional development will support both industrial and service sector organisations to expand and develop their competitive edge as Wirral emerges from the impact of the pandemic.

Sue Higginson, Principal and chief executive of Wirral Metropolitan College, said: "Wirral Met College has been supporting the Wirral community for over 165 years and our ambitious plans have transformed our estate to focus upon the key industries that will ensure we are instrumental in helping to rebuild the economy, through the development of skills.

"This will ensure that we play a full and active part in helping to realise the innovative plans that Wirral Council and our combined authority have started to implement.

"I am particularly delighted that our campus for Leadership and Professional Studies sits close to Hamilton Square in Birkenhead, reflecting the professional services that it has historically provided."

Cllr Anita Leech, chair of Wirral's economy, regeneration and development committee, added: "This is a fantastic development and illustrates Wirral Met College's key role in the community it serves as well as being a major element of the regeneration of our borough through ensuring people in Wirral have the skills needed by employers.

"This comes at a point when Birkenhead’s regeneration is really moving forward and more and more exciting regeneration of the town is getting underway.

"It is also great to see a building the Council no longer requires being used to help the next generations get ready for their careers."