What the West Yorkshire Consortium of Colleges have been up to recently
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14 March 2016
Shipley College First To See Benefits of Investment Programme
Refurbishment of Shipley College’s Mill Building has now been completed with funds secured from the LEP and West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s Local Growth Deal funding. The project is the first to complete using £119,000 from Skills Capital Programme and will improve learning facilities for local people and employers. The grant…13 January 2016
WYCC Joint Venture Partnership Opportunities
The colleges in West Yorkshire have an established partnership and an excellent track record of collaborative working. The seven further education colleges which make up the West Yorkshire Consortium have a Joint Venture to bid for funding to support businesses and individuals throughout Leeds City Region. West Yorkshire Consortium of…11 January 2016
Peter Roberts CBE, former Leeds City College Principal
It is with deep sadness that we report the death of Peter Roberts CBE, who retired as Principal of Leeds City College in September last year. Following his retirement, Peter continued to lend his many years of leadership experience to the college and colleagues. A much loved, admired and respected…8 December 2015
LEP Invests Over £1 Million into Training Local Businesses
Businesses from Harrogate to Barnsley are benefitting from training grants totalling over £1 million thanks to the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership (LEP). The funding has supported the training of over 2,000 individuals within almost 300 businesses across the region. One business that has secured funding through the LEP’ s…8 December 2015
WYCC Principals Discuss FE Impact at Recent LEP Dinner
Roger Marsh, Chair of the LEP, Joanne Roney, Chief Executive from Wakefield College and Skills Lead for the WCA, met with principals from the West Yorkshire Consortium of College including wider Leeds City Region colleges at Leeds City College’s Printworks Food Academy. Colin Booth welcomed the LEP to the college and praised…8 December 2015
WYCC Attends AoC National Conference
AoC – The AoC conference gave the West Yorkshire Principals an opportunity to meet with each other as well as network with other principals from across the country. The West Yorkshire group met on several occasions including the Gala Dinner at which student of the year was announced. There were…11 November 2015
90,000 Qualifications Delivered To Over 23,000 Employers Thanks to Unique Partnership
Thanks to over £100m in European Social Funded projects awarded to Calderdale College, 90,000 qualifications have been delivered to more than 23,000 employers through one of the largest partnerships in the country. West Yorkshire Consortium of College (WYCC) has been responsible for securing significant funding in the last fourteen years…5 October 2015
150 Businesses Benefit From £500,000 LEP skills service Funding Support
Over 150 businesses have benefitted from funded training through the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership (LEP). More than £500,000 has now been awarded to businesses to invest in skills, enabling them to maximise their training budget and support their staff development. The LEP’s recent business survey revealed that 74% of…
