What the West Yorkshire Consortium of Colleges have been up to recently
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23 February 2022
The future of the engineering and manufacturing workforce is at risk if businesses don't take action
The a geing workforce is a significant challenge impact in g more than a third of businesses B usinesses are struggling to recruit young people due to a lack of awareness and negative perceptions of the sector Less than a quarter of businesses offer industry placements to attract more young…21 February 2022
New training of West Yorkshire college staff underway through FE Catalyst Learning
Newly developed training of West Yorkshire FE colleges' curriculum staff is now underway. This training is being delivered as part of the West Yorkshire Consortium of Colleges' FE Catalyst Learning project. The pilot project, funded by the Department for Education, will build capacity and increase expertise through peer-to-peer learning delivered…15 February 2022
WYCC partners up with West Yorkshire Apprenticeship Awards
The West Yorkshire Consortium of Colleges has been announced as a partner of the inaugural West Yorkshire Apprenticeship Awards taking place this June. Announced during National Apprenticeships Week and backed by the Yorkshire Evening Post , the awards will celebrate both the apprentices and their employers that are excelling across…9 February 2022
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Joining forces on levelling up – West Yorkshire’s colleges respond to white paper
Collaboration among local colleges will be key to ensuring West Yorkshire gets the skills it needs to really ‘level up’. That is the message from the West Yorkshire Consortium of Colleges following the publication of the levelling up white paper , the government’s action plan to spread prosperity and opportunity…7 February 2022
New project will improve apprentices' skills in the region
National Apprenticeships Week 2022 A £3.2 million project will give hundreds of apprentices in West Yorkshire the extra skills they need to excel in the workplace. Managed by the West Yorkshire Consortium of Colleges and funded by the European Social Fund, ‘ Collaborative Apprenticeships ’ will deliver short, ‘wrap around’…21 January 2022
Funded training embeds sustainability skills in 61 creative businesses in West Yorkshire
Through Let’s Talk Real Skills, SAIL (Sustainable Arts in Leeds) has trained over 250 individuals in the West Yorkshire creative sector to be carbon literate. Embedding sustainability skills across 61 organisations including Leeds Arts University, Opera North (pictured below) and Northern Ballet. Green ideas made possible through funded project The…10 December 2021
New training aims to improve career prospects in care homes
Leeds City College, a member of Luminate Education Group, has delivered some of the first ever, on-demand health and social care courses directly in care homes, in partnership with Leeds Care Association. The ‘Teaching Care Homes’ training programmes have been designed with care workers at the heart, as part of…29 November 2021
New Site Operative training becomes reality thanks to Let's Talk Real Skills
A new Site Operative qualification is being offered to people in the Leeds City Region who want to get a foothold in the construction industry. This new, much needed course has been developed with funding from the European Social Fund as part of the West Yorkshire Consortium of Colleges' Let’s…
