Accu Offer Apprenticeship Opportunities for Kirklees College Students
Kirklees College students were visited by leading precision engineering company Accu during National Apprenticeship Week to learn more about the business’ new apprenticeship roles. Learners at the Springfield Sixth Form Centre were given the opportunity to hear about the current roles Kirklees College apprentices are undertaking with Accu, as well as the new apprenticeship vacancies […]
Animal Management Students’ Success in Aruba
Last month, 6 Level 3 Animal Management students went to Aruba for two weeks as work experience at The Aruban Donkey Sanctuary near Santa Cruz. Aruba is a 33 km-long island of the Lesser Antilles in the southern Caribbean Sea, located 27 km north of the coast of Venezuela and 130 km east of Colombia. […]
Kirklees College Students Work with Industry Professionals to Film a Music Video
Kirklees College is the first college to partner with Film Buddy, an online platform for creatives designed to bridge the gap between education and industry. Founded by Ben Sweet, who is based in Huddersfield, the platform aims to support young talent and provide opportunities to students from all different backgrounds. Last Friday, Level 3 […]
Kirklees College Foundation Learning Students Design a Social Media Advertising Campaign
Students studying with lecturer Arlene Oldham on the Level 1 Work Skills course at Kirklees College have been working with ClearCourse Business Services to design a social media advertising campaign for a charity event. ClearCourse asked our virtual work placement students to design social media advertising for Race the Thames 2022, an annual fundraising event […]
Lucent Esports to Level up Kirklees College Students with Work Experience
Our Esports students are set to level up with real industry experience as Yorkshire-based Esports company, Lucent, are offering work experience as part of their partnership with Kirklees College. With work experience opportunities available in social media management, Esports team management and partnership/sponsorship for students on Kirklees College’s new Esports courses, Lucent are aiming to […]
Kirklees College Students Engage with Environmental Projects in Kirklees
Kirklees College students studying Level 2 Agriculture have joined forces with Environmental Projects in Kirklees (EPIKs). EPIKs delivers environmental projects to make Kirklees a better place to live and work. Their projects give people the chance to enjoy better access to green spaces, active travel and ways to make our local environment a better place. […]
Kirklees College Supports The Kirklees Climate Commission
The Kirklees Climate Commission was founded as an independent advisory body to bring people together from the public, private and third sectors to support and oversee ambitious climate actions across all parts of Kirklees. The Commission will support Kirklees as it works towards net-zero carbon emissions and greater climate resilience so that it can be […]
Kirklees College Kickstarts the Careers of Four Young People
Kirklees College is pleased to announce a partnership with Kirklees Council and Job Centre Plus to engage with The Kickstart Scheme. The Kickstart Scheme is a government initiative put in place to provide high-quality six-month work placements for young people aged 16-24 who are claiming universal credit and may be at risk of long-term unemployment. […]
Outstanding Result for Kirklees College English Student Ravi
Ravi Takhar has become the first Kirklees College student to pass his English GCSE with a 9. Ravi enrolled at Kirklees College Huddersfield Centre in September 2020 and took his English GCSE in summer 2021, coming first in his results out of over 1,500 students. Ravi left school at 16 to work in a printing […]