Call to local businesses as Kirklees College champions work placements for young people in West Yorkshire
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Kirklees College is championing work and industry placement opportunities for young people in West Yorkshire, and is inviting local businesses, large or small, to get involved.
The college, primarily through its apprenticeship and T Level offer, currently works with over 1,000 employers, with over 1,400 students completing industry placement each year.
Kirklees College is also aiming to raise awareness of T Levels, which are two-year qualifications for school leavers with an emphasis on vocational learning and technical skills.
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Only provider of T Levels in Huddersfield and Dewsbury
One T Level is equivalent to three A-Levels, but the key difference is that T Levels include mandatory work placement of 350 - 750 hours, depending on the qualification. Kirklees College is currently the only education provider in Huddersfield and Dewsbury to offer T Levels, and its students benefit from relevant, tailored industry placements.
Kirklees College offers T Levels in Animal Care, Business, Construction, Digital Development, Education and Early Years, Engineering, and Health and Social Care. Each T Level student at the college completes a quality work placement with an industry employer. For example, T Level Nursing students often complete their placement with the NHS, whereas Education students will often go to a local school or nursery.
The benefits of industry placement to students are clear, but what’s in it for the business? Kirklees College has interviewed and surveyed a variety of employers in their network, and feedback indicates that employers are benefiting from taking on T Level placement students. One of the main outcomes of taking on a placement student is that it allows businesses and organisations to grow their own talent, with many employers offering further training or employment to Kirklees College students who have excelled in placement.
We have worked for two years with Kirklees College now, and for both years one of your placement students has ended up in paid employment with us.
They added: “We feel it is really important that young people are welcomed and encouraged into our sector, which although challenging, can be immensely rewarding with good career progression for those who seek it.”
Get in touch
For more details see www.kirkleescollege.ac.uk
If you want to help shape the future workforce, get in touch with the team at Kirklees College by emailing [email protected], or calling 0800 781 3020.