Mrs Hodge opened the new Centre of Vocational Excellence (CoVE) in Childcare and Early Years Education at Carshalton College in Surrey last week, describing it as 'one of the first centres of vocational excellence that we have established around childcare and early years'. She said the Government hoped to establish 400 such centres of vocational excellence by 2006.
The college's CoVE status recognises its ability to develop new and enhance existing specialist vocational training that focuses on meeting employers'
needs.
The minister toured the new building, which has five classrooms and specialist student facilities for more than 150 students, as well as the Elmwood day nursery, a facility with 60 places for children aged from three months to five years that is for use by students and by the wider community.
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