What the West Yorkshire Consortium of Colleges have been up to recently
22 July 2020
Higher Performing Workplaces helping you to get ‘Back in Business’
Helping you to get ‘Back in Business’ Businesses across the Leeds City Region can now benefit from a wide range of funded training options through the West Yorkshire Consortium of Colleges (WYCC) and our training partners. Training programmes The Higher Performing Workplaces project aims to support businesses to grow through…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…8 October 2019
Wine School of Excellence: Certified training for the hospitality industry through The Skills Service
On a sunny Friday afternoon in York, we caught up with Gillian Tinney - Managing Director of the Wine School of Excellence (WSE). Newly contracted to deliver through The Skills Service, WSE is an ‘independent’ wine education company. Passionate about wine, Gillian uses a different approach to most companies involved…25 July 2017
£5.5m Project Success for WYCC Joint Venture
West Yorkshire Consortium of Colleges (WYCC) has successfully secured funding totalling £5.5m under its new Joint Venture agreement. The funding is the first of its kind secured under the new agreement which formally unites Bradford College, Calderdale College, Kirklees College, Leeds College of Building, Leeds City College, Shipley College and…6 March 2017
Skills Injection Boosts Turnover & Jobs For Calderdale Medi-Tech Firm
Leading medical manufacturer Malosa Medical is reaping the advantages of investing in skills following help from Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership (LEP). After approaching the LEP skills service for support and funding towards training costs for their staff, the Calderdale based company were able to invest in a variety of…11 October 2016
Calderdale Business Tastes Success With Help From LEP Funding
New Ivory, a successful Elland based food manufacturing business has been given the opportunity to expand thanks to a grant of almost £10,000 from the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership (LEP) skills service to train its staff, as it takes its next steps towards expansion. New Ivory work with some…5 October 2015
