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<p>Lord Heseltine’s report recommends that, following the Tees Valley Post-16 Area
Review, universities and local employers should consider whether technical based education
provision in the form of either a University Technical College (UTC) or Institute
of Technology (IoT) may help to address skill gaps and contribute to meeting the future
needs of business.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to establishing a UTC
or technical academy within reach of every city. As with other new academies, proposals
to establish new UTCs and technical academies are submitted to the Department twice
a year. The Department for Education would consider any proposals from the Tees Valley
area as it would from elsewhere. The strongest applications that demonstrate a clear
need and demand for their chosen specialisms in their local area are approved to develop
their plans further.</p><p> </p><p>The Baker Dearing Educational Trust is funded by
the Department to support applicant groups and can be contacted to discuss future
UTC proposals. The process for establishing IoTs has not started yet, so no assessment
has been made regarding the feasibility of an Institute in the Tees Valley area.</p>
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