Interserve has started work on a new sixth-form centre, known as 'Central Sixth' at Sandwell College in the West Midlands. The contract follows the successful handover by Interserve in 2012 of the £77 million new Sandwell College.

The new Central Sixth facility will open for students in September 2014.

Following detailed design and planning work carried out by Sandwell Council and Sandwell College, the new Central Sixth will be created inside a remodelled building, well known in the area as 'The Public', formerly home to a variety of arts and business enterprises.

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The new Central Sixth will not only represent a major investment in education, it will also support a variety of arts-based activities, which will be open to the public from 2015. Once the estimated £5.9 million remodelling work is completed, a newly renovated café and exhibition space will be opened.

The new Central Sixth will form an A Level hub for Sandwell College that will bring hundreds of new students to the area, supporting numerous new jobs, both at the college and in surrounding businesses. A business support centre will be based on the campus to assist start-up companies.

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