This week is National Apprenticeship Week – a week-long celebration that brings together businesses and apprentices across the country to shine a light on the positive impact that apprenticeships make to individuals, businesses and the wider economy.
Kirklees College is one of the top apprenticeship providers in the region, employing over 1,000 apprentices across 1,000 employers every year.
National Apprenticeship Week 2025 encourages everyone to consider and celebrate how apprenticeships and skills help individuals develop rewarding careers, and employers to develop a workforce with future-ready skills. Therefore, this week, across the college’s seven specialist sites, apprentices, college staff and employer partners are coming together to showcase the outstanding achievements of the college’s apprentices and highlight the benefits of the apprenticeship route.
The college will be engaging with its employer partners at its Apprenticeship Recruitment Fairs at the Huddersfield Centre and Engineering Centres to offer students the opportunity to meet and discuss apprenticeship opportunities with local employers, such as Royal Navy, Marshalls, Haribo and Arla.
Dawn Turner, Business Development Manager at Kirklees College said:
“At Kirklees College, we pride ourselves on offering our students of all ages and backgrounds the best industry experience to prepare them for the world of work. To ensure this, we are always on the lookout for employer partners at Kirklees College. Whether that’s to join our vast apprenticeships network or offer our students work/industry placements, there’s opportunities to work with us in a sponsorship or partnership capacity.”
To kickstart the week, Kirklees College has also premiered a National Apprenticeship Week video that explains all the benefits of apprenticeships, both for students and employers, and can be watched here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuEbTTqLEsw&t=6s.
To find out more about apprenticeships at Kirklees College, including how to become one of our employer partners, visit https://www.kirkleescollege.ac.uk/apprenticeships/.
