Discover apprenticeships at Kirklees college – leading the way in West Yorkshire with award-winning training
Kirklees College is leading the way on apprenticeships as one of the top providers in West Yorkshire.
Monday February 9 marks the start of National Apprenticeship, 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.
National Apprenticeship Week encourages everyone to celebrate how apprenticeships and skills help us all reach our full potential. They break down barriers to opportunity and drive economic growth by developing the skills employers need.
Why choose Kirklees College?
Kirklees College is one of the top apprenticeship providers in the West Yorkshire region, training over 1,000 apprentices across 1,000 employers every year.Kirklees College offers award-winning apprenticeship programmes in a range of careers, from Business and Management, to Construction and Engineering.
To keep providing apprentices with an excellent experience, Kirklees College is always looking for businesses to partner with. Whether SME or multi-national, Kirklees College provide support to a vast network of employers, offering advice on the types of apprenticeships businesses benefit from, to help with understanding the apprenticeship levy.
Dawn Turner, Business Development Manager at Kirklees College said: “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 are opportunities to work with us in a sponsorship or partnership capacity.”
Andy Hall, Technical Director at Mac’s Trucks, has been working with Kirklees College for over 10 years. Speaking about the benefits of apprenticeships, Hall said:
“I’m a big advocate for apprenticeships – I myself was an apprentice many years ago. Without apprenticeships, there is no new talent pipeline for businesses. We have kept every apprentice we have trained, and they have all gone on to do really well.”
To find out more about Kirklees College’s full apprenticeship offer, and how to become an apprenticeship partner with the college, visit the website here.