What the West Yorkshire Consortium of Colleges have been up to recently
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21 October 2024
Calderdale College unveils new Dean Clough campus
Calderdale College has unveiled its new media and gaming campus at Dean Clough, which opened in September to 60 students studying gaming and media courses. The new centre, Mill Studios, was funded through the Local Skills Improvement Fund (LSIF) and the College’s own capital investment, and aims to add to…23 September 2024
Futuristic experiences bring new dimension to the classroom
The Yorkshire Evening Post featured the impact that LSIF funding and collaborative working is making at Leeds City College (May 2024) Download and read the full feature.17 September 2024
College construction teachers embrace digital innovation at collaborative event
Six c olleges from around West Yorkshire came together to collaborate on t he digital progression of the construction curriculum using Augmented Reality (A R ) and V irtual Reality ( VR) before breaking up for summer . Construction teachers and IT support teams from the colleges spent the day…3 June 2024
LSIF: AI in Education Conference at Shipley College - Video
Shipley College have released a film that showcases the AI in Education Conference at Shipley College as part of the Local Skills Improvement Fund (LSIF) Digital Innovation project in West Yorkshire.15 May 2024
New report delivers blueprint for colleges to enhance finance and professional services sector
A new report sets out how colleges can play a leading role in supporting West Yorkshire’s flourishing finance and professional services (FPS) industry. Commissioned by Luminate Education Group as part of the Local Skills Improvement Fund , the research builds on the work of the Yorkshire and Humber Financial and…26 March 2024
Calderdale College unveils plans for 'Mill Studios' at Halifax event
Calderdale College unveiled its plans for the brand-new campus, Mill Studios, at Dean Clough earlier in March at an exclusive event for businesses across the creative and digital sector in West Yorkshire. CanCan Productions, West Yorkshire Consortium of Colleges, Bauer Media, Northern Rail, The Piece Hall and Northern Broadside Theatre…25 March 2024
AI in Education Conference hosted by Shipley College
Shipley College hosted its staff conference on AI in Education on Thursday 21 March where colleagues from West Yorkshire colleges were invited to attend as part of the LSIF Teaching and Learning project. Shipley College Principal Diana Bird opened the day with a welcome to the staff gathered in Victoria…14 March 2024
Collaborating in Health and Care to progress digital learning
Curriculum leaders in Health and Care from Shipley College, Kirklees College, Bradford College and Leeds City College (part of Luminate Education Group) met at Leeds City College’s Quarry Hill campus to work collaboratively on digitising and evolving the curriculum in health and care in February. Funded by the Local Skills…14 March 2024
Kirklees College secures funding for major investment in Creative Industries
Kirklees College has secured £47k from the Government’s Local Skills Improvement Fund (LSIF) to invest in digital equipment for Creative Industries. The money will be invested in new DJ and music production equipment to help current and new students learn all the latest techniques. The new equipment will be put…9 February 2024
New digital creative centre will be a “game-changer” for Calderdale
Calderdale College has secured more than £700,000 of government funding to establish a state-of-the-art digital creative skills hub, Mill Studios, at Dean Clough in Halifax. Mill Studios will serve students aged 16+ and will work with the digital and creative industries to bring the very latest technologies in theatre, film…
