What the West Yorkshire Consortium of Colleges have been up to recently
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2 December 2019
Yorkshire Mafia Partnership Celebration at Drinks Event
The Skills Service will be celebrating six months as Skills Partners of The Yorkshire Mafia at their Christmas Drinks Evening in Leeds this week. The Skills Service team will use the drinks evening as an opportunity to spread awareness about the variety of training that is available through the ESF-funded…21 November 2019
Progression From Low Pay - Re-Tender
The West Yorkshire Consortium of Colleges (WYCC) is re-tendering for applications to deliver training that enables low paid employed individuals progress within the workplace and achieve improved skill levels. The new deadline for applications is 5pm Wednesday 4 December. The Progression From Low Pay project specifically supports employed individuals with…22 October 2019
Higher Performing Workplaces - opportunities to tender
The West Yorkshire Consortium of Colleges is seeking training providers to develop and deliver training programmes under its Higher Performing Workplaces (HPW) contract. The contract is funded by the European Social Fund and will meet the skills needs of SMEs in the Leeds City Region. The intention is to work…8 October 2019
Wine School of Excellence: Certified training for the hospitality industry through The Skills Service
On a sunny Friday afternoon in York, we caught up with Gillian Tinney - Managing Director of the Wine School of Excellence (WSE). Newly contracted to deliver through The Skills Service, WSE is an ‘independent’ wine education company. Passionate about wine, Gillian uses a different approach to most companies involved…1 October 2019
Skills Cafe: Workshop announced for manufacturing businesses
The Skills Service is inviting SMEs working in manufacturing, advanced manufacturing and textiles to its next Skills Cafe on Friday 25 October. The event will offer a free taste of the training available through The Skills Service with a workshop in Change Management. The morning will also include an industry…15 August 2019
Joint Venture college enrolment dates 2019
It's that time of year again. A Level and BTEC results are now out and GCSE results are next week. Don't miss out, make sure you're in-the-know about when our Joint Venture colleges' enrolment dates are. There’s hundreds of opportunities in a range of subjects for both adult learners and…13 August 2019
Free workshop in York for the Hospitality and Tourism sector
Hospitality and tourism businesses in the Leeds City Region can benefit from the next Skills Café event hosted by The Skills Service on Thursday 26 September. Following successful workshops for the digital, finance and professional services sectors, The Skills Service wants to offer SMEs in hospitality and tourism a flavour…16 July 2019
Kevin Green blogs about the benefits of investing in people
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…
