Capita appointed on North Wales education village

Consultant Capita Symonds has been appointed to provide multidisciplinary services on a new £10m project at the PA@G (Pentref Addysg @ Glynlliffon) Education Village at Glynllifon in North Wales.

The project comprises a new build teaching block and the refurbishment of a residential block within the parkland of the historic Glynllifon Estate.

The wider project, part of a redevelopment of the Coleg Meirion Dwyfor Campus at Glynllifon, is due for completion in 2011 and will create an Education Village to drive forward education, training and rural development in North West Wales.

The project is the first phase of the P@G scheme which will ultimately include business starter units as well as drawing in other learning provider partners to further expand the village.

The Capita team has a longstanding relationship with the Coleg Meirion Dwyfor and Coleg Llandrillo colleges which are planning to merge in April 2010.

The team’s current appointment is for the project management and design of the refurbishment project and the feasibility and design (up to submission) of the detailed planning application on the new build project.