Kirklees College Pledges Its Support For LGBTQ+ History Month
LGBTQ+ History Month takes place in February each year to help educate people on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history, as well as the history of the gay and civil rights movements. In support of this celebration, we gave staff and students at all sites the opportunity to create a pronoun badge. This initiative was […]
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 […]
Kirklees College Apprentice Places Runner-up in Regional Competition
Connor Roberts, a Level 3 Electrical Installation apprentice at Kirklees College placed runner-up at this year’s regional North West SPARKS Apprentice of the Year competition, which took place at Wigan and Leigh College on Thursday 3 February. The SPARKS Apprentice of the Year competition runs annually and offers electrical students and apprentices the chance to […]
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 […]