What the West Yorkshire Consortium of Colleges have been up to recently
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20 April 2023
Leeds College of Building Celebrates Electrician Training Milestone
Published by Leeds College of Building: One hundred electricians have benefitted from free Level 3 ‘18th Edition Wiring Regulations’ training at Leeds College of Building thanks to funding from the West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA)'s Futuregoals campaign . Delivered through the West Yorkshire Consortium of Colleges, r e[boot] and subsequent…21 March 2023
Building confidence with Real Site Skills.
Creating opportunities and giving second chances is in the foundations of Forging Futures and the challenging work they do on the courses delivered at their site in Kirkstall Forge . W e spoke to managers Ewan Metcalf and Darren Hamer who said the primary focus is to support learners in…7 March 2023
"Training is best for business" - Birkwood Training Plant
Wakefield-based Birkwood Plant Training is seeing the positive impacts of training delivered as part of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s Skills Connect funded training. Birkwood Plant has been able to p rovid e opportunities for individuals to upskill their qualifications, such as self-employed labourer Bryn Clark. Bryn attended the Skills…26 January 2023
‘Green and Future Construction Skills Forum’ with Kirklees College.
Green skills were at the top of the agenda on Friday 20 th January 20 23 at The Brunel Construction Centre – Kirklees College. A forum of local industry employers, colleges, training providers, local authority figures and FE professionals came together to discuss green skills of the future in const…19 May 2022
Skills Connect: Retrofit construction courses available for Bradford residents
The West Yorkshire Consortium of Colleges can offer Bradford residents free (fully funded) training in key construction skills this June. ‘Retrofit' refers to the process of making changes to existing buildings so that energy consumption and emissions are reduced. There is a growing demand for retrofit skills in the region,…29 November 2021
New Site Operative training becomes reality thanks to Let's Talk Real Skills
A new Site Operative qualification is being offered to people in the Leeds City Region who want to get a foothold in the construction industry. This new, much needed course has been developed with funding from the European Social Fund as part of the West Yorkshire Consortium of Colleges' Let’s…7 August 2020
Multiple sectors engaged through Let’s Talk Real Skills collaboration
The Let’s Talk Real Skills project aims to improve skills provision in the Leeds City Region through a strong collaborative approach with sectors, industry groups, Further and Higher Education institutes. The WYCC Skills Associates have been busy establishing Collaborative Skills Partnerships within a variety of sectors and have just published…10 December 2019
Reaching out to Construction Workers with Morgan Sindall
In November members of The Skills Service engagement team set up shop at Morgan Sindall’s exciting new construction project, Leeds Skelton Lake Services. Opening January 2020, Leeds Skelton Lake Services is a ‘new concept’ Motorway Service Area which is now under construction at the M1 Junction 45. Home to a…
