What the West Yorkshire Consortium of Colleges have been up to recently
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21 March 2023
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…
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7 March 2023
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…
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4 August 2020
Attendees of the annual Leeds City Region Skills Network conference heard from key figures in the region and networked with others in the industry using a new digital conference platform provided by the West Yorkshire Consortium of Colleges in July. Roger Marsh OBE, Chair of the Leeds City Region Enterprise…
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22 July 2020
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…
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16 July 2019
Kevin Green is a HR and talent professional who helps organisations prepare for the future and improve performance by making the most of their people and by enhancing their culture. The Chief Executive of What's Next Consultancy, Kevin also served as HR Director at Royal Mail where he was a…
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14 February 2018
A national conference brought together leaders in business, education, academia and policy in Leeds last week and generated debate about improving technical and vocational education. UCL Institute of Education (IOE), a world leading centre for research and teaching in education and social science organised the event supported by the Education…
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2 August 2017
On Monday 31 July, representatives from Leeds City College, the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership (LEP), Wates Construction, and Leeds City Council, along with other local dignitaries, gathered for a special ground-breaking ceremony to mark work formally commencing on the new Leeds City College campus in…
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2 August 2017
West Yorkshire Combined Authority has today announced a landmark partnership with West Yorkshire colleges setting out a joint plan to align college training provision with the needs of the Leeds City Region economy, including the £56 million per annum Adult Education Budget. The partnership, formalised through unique ‘Delivery Agreements’ for…
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