Brickwork Materials Help Kirklees College Students Build Careers in the Construction Industry
This month, Kirklees College construction students were delighted to receive thousands of bricks to use for their studies from international supplier Michelmersh. Michelmersh, who specialise in clay bricks, are helping Kirklees College students to build careers in the construction industry by donating important resources to our Brunel Construction Centre. The delivery will allow students to […]
Kirklees College Performing Arts Students Partner with Huddersfield Mission to Bring Classes to the Community
Recently, Level 3 Year 2 Performing Arts students conducted performance classes at Huddersfield Mission. Classes included skills such as dancing, singing and acting and then in the final week they performed in the Theatre at the Huddersfield Mission with the learners that attended the course. Huddersfield Mission is a well-established charity that seeks to address […]
Media Student Kickstarts her Digital Media Career with New Channel 4 Initiative
Level 3 Creative Media Practice student Solihah has been invited to take part in Channel 4’s Content Creatives, a new initiative aimed at young people in Yorkshire offering the chance to kickstart careers in creative digital media. During this 14-week fully paid scheme, those aged 18-24 who have secured a place will undergo six weeks […]
Kirklees College Student Goes for Gold in National Hospitality Competition
Kirklees College Hospitality and Catering student David competed in the semi-finals of the Nestlé Torque d’Or® Competition, making Kirklees College one of the first colleges in Huddersfield to make it this far since the start of the competition, 34 years ago. Nestlé Professional’s Toque d’Or®, launched in 1989, was born out of a passion for […]
Music Producer to the Stars Hits the Right Note with Kirklees College Students
This week, we were pleased to welcome Alex Ross, a local DJ and music producer from Huddersfield, to our Huddersfield Centre. Alex, who has worked with the likes of Leona Lewis, Pitbull, Snoop Dogg, OneRepublic, Mabel and Craig David has amassed over 40 million streams with his hit releases, ‘Dreams’, ‘Close Enough’ and ‘Deep in […]
Kirklees College Announces its Partnership with the Society for Education and Training
Kirklees College is delighted to announce that we have joined the Society for Education and Training (SET) as a Corporate Partner. Within this partnership, the college is investing in our sector’s professional standards and is able to offer a number of places for our teaching and delivery staff. Staff taking up this opportunity will benefit from […]
Globe Arts Studio Celebrates Wellbeing Partnership with Kirklees College
Kirklees College Creative Industries and Globe Arts Studio in Slaithwaite are to join forces as part of Kirklees College’s Wellbeing Wednesday. In order to promote positive mental health and wellbeing, Zoe Gale, Creative Industries Alumni and Globe Arts Tutor and Jackie Harrowsmith, Creative Director of Globe Arts and part-time lecturer at Kirklees College are to […]
Kirklees College Celebrates Autism Acceptance Month
This week is Autism Acceptance Week, the beginning of Autism Acceptance Month. To celebrate, our Foundation Learning department held an Autism Awareness Roadshow. As part of this, our students created a ‘wall of fame’ through their corridor, of famous people with an Autism Spectrum Condition, including Bill Gates, Chris Packham and Albert Einstein. Students […]
Project SEARCH CEO Visits Kirklees College
On Friday 11 March, Kirklees Project SEARCH Huddersfield had a visit from DFN Project SEARCH’s CEO, Claire Cookson, along with Programme Specialist Sarah Palmer, the Kirklees Council Senior Leadership Team, Kirklees College Senior Leadership Team, REAL Employment and Matt Boyle, Marketing Director of Witherslack Group. Project SEARCH is an internship programme supporting young people aged […]