What the West Yorkshire Consortium of Colleges have been up to recently
14 February 2018
WYCC Hosts National Employer-Provider Skills Conference
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…2 August 2017
Work on innovative Leeds City College campus gets underway
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…2 August 2017
Landmark Partnership announced with West Yorkshire Colleges
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…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…10 April 2017
Shipley College Apprenticeship Marks The Start of a Successful IT Career
Former Shipley College apprentice student, Leon, visited the College recently to talk to a group of current IT students about his career path in to IT security. He praised the Shipley College apprenticeship programme for giving him a good start to his career. He then moved on to other rewarding…18 October 2016
Norther Powerhouse Minister Praises New Process Manufacturing Centre
Kirklees College declared its Process Manufacturing Centre (PMC) open last week with over 60 project partners, local MPs, apprentices and its main funder, Leeds City Region Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) attending a celebratory event. Hailed as a ‘boost’ to the north by Northern Powerhouse Minister, Andrew Percy, it was awarded…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…12 April 2016
WYCC Delighted to Support Step Up Into Construction Project
Leeds College of Building have been granted over £1million to address the major skills shortages and build talent in the construction industry through the ‘Step Up Into Construction’ project. collaborative partnership This collaborative partnership between West Yorkshire Colleges and key organisations throughout the Leeds City Region will facilitate valuable work…
5 February 2019
Nav Chohan becomes Consortium Chair
Nav Chohan, Principal at Shipley College has been appointed as the new Chair of both WYCC and the Leeds City Region Skills Network. Nav replaces…
21 January 2019