Procurement News Notice |
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| PNN | 6531 |
| Work Detail | The NCHSR is the largest of five new, national employer-led colleges being created by the Government to help British students develop world class skills. Fast-growing PR and creative agency Social Communications has been appointed to deliver a multi-media campaign to launch the National College for High Speed Rail (NCHSR), following a three-way pitch. The NCHSR is the largest of five new, national employer-led colleges being created by the Government to help British students develop world class skills. It will use Social Communications’ full range of services to publicise the college, including PR, digital and social media, and creative services, such as design and video production. The college will deliver the new high-tech engineers, managers, designers and advanced manufacturing talent needed to work on HS2 as Europe’s largest infrastructure project, as well as other phases of High Speed Rail. The new appointment is the second high-profile contract Social Communications has won in the education sector in the past three months having also been appointed by the Altius Trust to promote the new Manchester Enterprise Academy in central Manchester. It will also become the first nationally significant infrastructure project Social Communications has supported as it aims to diversify the business into the transport and infrastructure sectors. John Quinton-Barber, managing director of Sale-based Social, said: “As a business we are focussed on helping organisations to achieve their aims by delivering high-quality communications across all platforms. “The importance of this institution cannot be overstated – as a landmark education establishment the National College for High Speed Rail has ambitious aims to provide the world-class learning the UK needs in order to produce the next generation of designers, managers and engineers that will deliver High Speed Rail. “Working on accounts like these is exactly why we set up Social Communications three years ago and demonstrates our ability to deliver results for schemes of national significance.” Clair Mowbray, business director of the National College for High Speed Rail, said: “The National College for High Speed Rail will offer students a pathway to grab a once-in-a-generation opportunity to work on Europe’s largest infrastructure project. “We are passionate about creating a world-class, employer-led college which will provide students with the skills they need to enjoy an exciting and well-paid career and provide employers with the highly-skilled workforce they need to deliver High Speed Rail." |
| Country | United Kingdom , Northern Europe |
| Industry | Education & Training |
| Entry Date | 15 Oct 2016 |
| Source | http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/business/media/social-communications-wins-national-college-11842519 |
