AN MP has given her seal of approval to a new training centre.

Redcar MP Vera Baird officially opened a centre of vocational excellence, geared to bridging a skills gap in the engineering industry.

Funded by the Learning and Skills Council, Edison House, east Middlesbrough, incorporates classrooms, dedicated workshop laboratories and a resource centre.

The scheme is a collaboration between the TTE Management and Technical Training organisation and Redcar and Cleveland College.