Yorkshire’s Best Barber Visits Kirklees College
Last Thursday, Level 2 Barbering Students at Huddersfield Centre welcomed Tracy Mangan for a motivational presentation and live demonstration. Tracy was recently named Yorkshire’s Best Barber at the Salon Awards 2021 and it was the second time she has won the award. Tracy has been a hairdresser for 29 years and a barber for 18 […]
Kirklees College becomes a member of the British Safety Council
Kirklees College is proud to announce that we have become a member of the British Safety Council.
Lloyds Bank deliver live brief to Business students
Kirklees College level 2 Business students based at Huddersfield Centre and Springfield Sixth Form Centre last term worked on a live brief set by Lloyds Banking Group. Working with employer partners, Kirklees College focuses on developing students’ employability skills by setting live briefs in partnership with employers to support students in gaining the relevant knowledge […]
The Snowdogs are coming to Kirklees College
Kirklees College is proud to be supporting the Snowdogs Support Life campaign next Autumn as part of an ambitious free public art event organised by The Kirkwood. The large-scale sculptures are based on the canine character featured in The Snowman™ and The Snowdog, the classic animated story by Raymond Briggs, with Snowdogs Support Life, Kirklees set to bring the magical character to life in a vibrant […]
Kirklees College raises thousands in support of Motor Neurone Disease
The Kirklees College Health and Social Care and Childcare department has raised £2,000 in aid of Motor Neurone Disease as part of its annual Christmas Extravaganza event. The event was part of the college’s wider fundraising efforts for the Good for Me, Good for FE campaign which promotes fundraising and volunteering initiatives in the Further […]
Business students learning to BOSS the Business World
Level 2 Business students are participating in BOSS – a virtual simulation that teaches learners how to manage a company in a selected industry. The programme is run by Revas, a group of entrepreneurial people who want to make classes more involving and practical and introduce young people to tools for practical learning how to […]
Pioneer House Regeneration marks the completion of the Dewsbury Townscape Heritage Initiative
The Mayor of Kirklees, Cllr Nigel Patrick officially marked the completion of the restoration of Pioneer House as part of the Dewsbury Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI) project which was centred around the landmark building. The building work was completed in November 2020 but the Covid-19 pandemic meant that the college had been unable to celebrate […]
Eorl Crabtree visits Brunel Construction Centre to discover more about Adult Learning
Last month, Huddersfield Giants Ambassador, Eorl Crabtree took time out of his busy schedule to visit the Brunel Construction Centre. He was keen to find out more about the adult courses on offer and also hear more about apprenticeships. Having set up his own property renovation business, Eorl showed particular interest in the adult plastering […]
Community Saturdays launched at Pioneer Higher Skills Centre
Join the college community and open the doors to new opportunities at Kirklees College Pioneer Higher Skills Centre in Dewsbury. Starting in May, the Pioneer Higher Skills Centre will be opening its doors every Saturday to the community with its new adult and community courses. Designed for adults aged 19+, these free courses offer adult […]