A state of the art training centre and community hub in Brixton has been officially opened by the Mayor of Lambeth, Councillor Christiana Valcarcel.

The MI Skills Development Centre centre, on the site of former pub, The Queen in Bellefields Road, Brixton, is run by training provider MI ComputSolutions (MIC) and offers government-funded training courses including English, maths, computing, health and social care to help people across the borough to get back into work.

Funded by a capital grant from the Social Enterprise Investment Fund, the centre will also provide space for local voluntary and community groups who will be able to rent space. Officially opening the centre, the Mayor of Lambeth, Cllr Christiana Valcarcel, said: “I am delighted to be opening the new MI ComputSolutions centre.

“It’s just what we need to help local people get qualifications.

“I’m so pleased that this historic site is being used for the good of the community once again.”

Managing director of MI ComputSolutions, Bola Sobowale, said: “I’m thrilled that MI ComputSolutions is expanding into Lambeth to widen participation in our courses and continue capacity building.

“Our aim is to work in a collaborative way with communities and voluntary organisations to achieve a common goal, increasing employability in the local community of those that are hard to reach.”

One of MIC’s learners, Umoh Correia, who has completed GCSEs in Maths and English and just finished her Information Technology Qualification (ITQ), said: “My advice to anyone - youth, teenager, adult or old like me - is if you think that your life is finished because you have no qualifications, please, please get off your settee and go down to the nearest MI ComputSolutions centre and let the professional staff there help you.

“Remember that education is the key to move forward.”

For more information call 020 8694 5721 or visit micomputsolutions.co.uk