Images reveal how Dudley College's multi-million pound campus will look

The new engineering and manufacturing complex is the third stage of the new £30 million 'Learning Quarter' in Dudley.

Dudley Advance, in Priory Road, will give students specialised manufactured skills. Bosses say the £6m centre will support the local and national engineering, technology and manufacturing sector.

College principal Lowell Williams today said facilities were crucial to training the next generation of engineers in the Black Country.

Today new artist impressions of Dudley Advance have been released showcasing how it will look once opened in September 2014.

Metal features on the outside of the two other new campus buildings Dudley Evolve and Dudley Sixth have been continued on the latest addition to the Learning Quarter. The cube-like structure has been designed to look like it is encased by machined steel, covered in zinc-type cladding.

resents not only the industrial heritage of the area but serves to create an attractive building for new students

Mr Williams said Dudley Advance is a 'very exciting and distinctive project' which he hoped would be a successful addition to the Learning Quarter.

He said: "There has been a great deal of interest shown in the development by the Black Country Local Enterprise Partnership and the Higher Education Funding Council for England. They are excited about the new learning opportunities we will be able to offer and the latest addition to the Learning Quarter, which will focus on the development of high value manufacturing and engineering skills for the region."

Tenders issued to pre-selected contractors are expected back by mid July.

When a contractor is appointed work will begin at the end of August after some alterations to the existing car park in Priory Road. Key partners Aston University have helped shape the curriculum in close consultation with local employers including manufacturers Thomas Dudley Ltd and the Hadley Group. Bosses say there will be a heavy emphasis on the development of science, technology, engineering and maths subjects along with enterprise skills.

The centre will house specialist teaching spaces which will be fitted out with industry specific equipment for mechatronics, electrical engineering and engineering science, as well as traditional machine tool based engineering and CNC.