STOURBRIDGE College officially unveiled its revamped £5 million state-of-the-art campus this morning.

College bosses showcased the high tech building to hundreds of guests, including former teachers, sponsors and town MP Margot James.

Ms James was then on hand to lift the curtain to officially launch the Hagley Road Centre of Excellence.

Before the unveiling, guests were led on tours around the new modern facilities which include a gym suite, cafe and learning resource areas.

Wendy Stevens, head of Stourbridge College, said: “It’s all about creating an environment for our students that is inspirational.

“It is not just about the buildings and what goes on in those building but it’s about the investment we’ve made in the IT and engineering areas.

“We’ve not just provided the externals we’ve also provide the state-of-the-art resources for our staff to train the students.

“With the training they receive they will all be ready to go out into the working world.”

The college hopes the reinvigorated facilities, especially in Health and Social Care, Early Years and Engineering, will help revive a shortfall of skills within these sectors and address a gap by equipping students with skills which employers now need.

Ms James applauded the college’s “amazing resource” and its investment into the town’s young people.

She said: “This magnificent state-of-the-art building gives people a really positive immediate impression when they enter Stourbridge from Hagley.

“It says everything about the investment that has been made in the future of our young people.

“What is crucial to me is to see what the college is doing to our town’s manufacturing and small businesses.

“The new engineering facility is providing an amazing resource for the apprenticeships that engineering companies need.

“The one big challenge for British business at the moment is cutting the skills gap and Stourbridge College is doing a huge amount to enable that gap to be closed.”

Stourbridge College reverted back to its former name recently after its controversial merger with Birmingham Metropolitan College in 2013.