Lord Baker to Officially Open VIP Student Zone at Data Centre World London

We’re excited to be welcoming House of Lords dignitary, The Rt Hon. Lord Kenneth Baker, to Data Centre World London on Wednesday 6th March to officially open the ALET UTCs & Partners VIP Zone!

Lord Baker is passionate about bridging the gap between the world of education and the world of work, having driven the creation of UTCs with Lord Dearing, and together, co-founding the Baker Dearing Educational Trust in 2009. The Trust is a charitable organisation which is responsible for 44 government-funded, STEM-focused UTCs across the country, educating c.20,000 students, and supported by more than 400 employers and universities. 

With the combined goal of addressing the digital infrastructure industry’s ongoing talent shortage, ALET UTCs & Partners are setting aside industry competition to work in collaboration to tackle the talent shortage for good. Industry partners who support all ALET UTCs as Trust Partners, and who help to deliver the Digital Futures Programme, are: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Ark Data Centres, CBRE, CNet Training, CyrusOne, Digital Realty, LMG, Virtus Data Centres, Yondr Group.

Along with our fellow Trust Partners, we’re delighted to extend an open invitation to the official opening of the ALET UTCs & Partners VIP Student Zone by Lord Baker, stand D1120, 9.30am Wednesday 6th March. The VIP Student Zone will be open to everyone to drop in for a break, enjoy a coffee or have a chat with the students to learn first-hand how the initiative is changing young peoples’ futures. The Zone will be a hive of activity throughout the event, as ALET UTC students engage and learn with the industry leading exhibitors and take on challenges across the two days, aided by their Trust Partner mentors. Come along to see how ALET UTCs and the industry partners are working together to tackle the talent shortage for good and find out how you can be involved in this amazing initiative.

Read more about our University Technical College partnership.