Kirklees College students lead historic slavery remembrance ceremony

On 25 March, Kirklees College students and staff gathered at Harewood House for a powerful, student‑created ceremony marking the International Day of Remembrance of the…

Kirklees College celebrates a year of working with Flannery Plant Hire

This month marks 12 months of Kirklees College working with Flannery Plant Hire. The main focus of the partnership remains a new skills hub that…

Kirklees College Celebrates Food and Drink Engineering apprentices and employers

As part of National Apprenticeship Week 2026, Kirklees College hosted an awards ceremony to celebrate the work of Food and Drink Manufacturing apprentices and their…

Kirklees College apprentices reflect on career journey so far and their plans for the future

Monday 9 February marks the start of National Apprenticeship Week, a week-long celebration that brings together businesses and apprentices across the country to shine a…

MP for Huddersfield Visits Kirklees College

On Friday 28 November, Harpreet Uppal MP for Huddersfield, visited Kirklees College’s Huddersfield Centre to speak with students about the issues affecting their everyday lives.…

Kirklees College and Myton Food Group Celebrate New Training Partnership

Kirklees College recently welcomed its first cohort of Level 3 Food and Drink Manufacturing apprentices from Myton Food Group, as part of the two organisation’s…

Kirklees College leads the way in supporting the Transpennine Route Upgrade

Kirklees College is proud to be playing a key role in the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU). The TRU is an ongoing upgrade to the North’s…

Kirklees College Hosts National Qualifiers of World Skills Competition

On Wednesday 11 June, Kirklees College was proud to host one of the national qualifier heats for the North Region of the World Skills UK…

Former Governor and Patron of Kirklees College named in the King’s Birthday Honors

Kirklees College is proud to announce that their Patron and former Vice-Chair, Cristina George, has been honoured with an MBE by King Charles III. The…

Kirklees College Enrolment Hotline opens today!

This morning, Kirklees College officially opened its Enrolment Hotline call centre, taking queries from the public who want to join a course starting in September.…

Kirklees College proudly supports Willmott Dixon's Building Lives Academy

Willmott Dixon, the construction company currently delivering West Yorkshire Police’s new Kirklees District HQ, is working with Kirklees College to equip local people with skills…

Kirklees College students commended for their professionalism during Work Experience project

Alfie Mitchell and Ethan Jones are two Level 3 Media students at Kirklees College(@kirkleescollege) who were recently impressed with their Work Placement with The Basement…

Kirklees College unveils £1.5million Reptile House at specialist Animal Care centre

On Saturday 22 June, Kirklees College (@kirkleescollege) opened the doors to its brand-new Reptile House at the college’s Taylor Hill Animal Centre in Huddersfield. The…

Kirklees College students host major local hustings event

As the General Election looms on Thursday 4 July, students at Kirklees College(@kirkleescollege) have been organising events to help promote democracy and the importance of…

Celebrating Learning at Work Week at Kirklees College

@kirkleescollege: This week is national Learning at Work Week (#LearningAtWorkWeek), celebrating the benefits of adult learning in the workplace. This year’s theme is Learning Power,…

Kirklees College and Kirklees Council announce Kirklees Build Project

Kirklees College (@kirkleescollege) and Kirklees Council have announced an exciting new partnership to deliver the first construction training facility in North Kirklees. The Kirklees Build…

Kirklees College students produce hard-hitting short films as part of Work Experience Programme with Film Buddy

Kirklees College(@kirkleescollege) is a proud partner of Film Buddy, a work experience company endorsed by the BFI in its 2022 Skills Report. With direct links…

Kirklees College student secures life-changing scholarship

Megan Koolaji, Level 3 Animal Management student at Kirklees College’s Taylor Hill Animal Centre, has secured a life-changing scholarship for university study. Megan, who has…

Jason McCartney MP opens new English and Maths Skills Hub at Kirklees College

On Friday 15 March, Jason McCartney MP for Colne Valley attended the grand opening of the new English and Maths Skills Hub at Kirklees College’s…

Kirklees College secures funding for major investment in Creative Industries

Kirklees College (@kirkleescollege) has secured £47,000 from the Government’s Local Skills Improvement Fund (LSIF) to invest in digital equipment for Creative Industries. The money will…

Kirklees College hosts Female HIP and Sparks Competition regional heats

On Thursday 7 March, the team at Kirklees College’s (@kirkleescollege) Brunel Construction Centre in Huddersfield hosted the northern heats of the Female HIP and Sparks…

Kirklees College appoints a new Head of Business Development and Apprenticeships

Kirklees College (@kirkleescollege) is the largest apprenticeship provider in Calderdale and Kirklees, working with over 1,000 employers every year. As part of the college’s plans…

Mark Eastwood MP hosts Apprenticeships Fair to inspire local young people

On Thursday 29 February, Mark Eastwood, MP for Dewsbury, Mirfield, Kirkburton and Denby Dale, hosted his third Apprenticeships Fair at Kirklees College’s Pioneer Higher Skills…

Kirklees College attends WYCA Green Taskforce Celebration Event

On Wednesday 21 February, Director of Estates and Facilities Phil Sugden attended the West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s (WYCA) Green Taskforce Celebration Event on behalf of…

MPs offer support for Kirklees College during Colleges Week

This week is Colleges Week, an annual campaign run by the Association of Colleges that celebrates the Further Education sector and encourages colleges to come…

Kirklees College hosts awards ceremony for Food and Drink Engineering Apprentices

As part of this week’s National Apprenticeship Week celebrations at Kirklees College, Level 3 Food and Drink Engineering apprentices’ achievements were celebrated at an awards…

Celebrating our apprentices and employers: National Apprenticeship Week case studies

As part of National Apprenticeship Week, Kirklees College (@kirkleescollege) has been interviewing a number of its employers and apprentices to ask them about their apprenticeship…

National Apprenticeship Week 2024 at Kirklees College

Kirklees College (@kirkleescollege) is proud to support National Apprenticeship Week 2024, 5 – 11 February. Throughout the week, we are hosting a range of events…

Mayor of West Yorkshire attends reopening of Kirklees College’s Landings 72 restaurant

On Monday 15 January @kirkleescollege, Mayor of West Yorkshire Tracy Brabin visited to mark the refurbishment of the college’s restaurant, Landings 72. Brabin formally reopened…

Visit Kirklees College’s Dewsbury Centres this January

Did you know that Kirklees College (@kirkleescollege) is the only general further education college in Kirklees that is solely focused on vocational training? And did…

Café Culture students take part in coffee competition to celebrate Kirklees College’s new partnership with Coffee Brothers

Kirklees College is excited to announce a new partnership with Coffee Brothers. Coffee Brothers are a local, family-run business and are the new coffee suppliers…

Kirklees College named as a finalist in the prestigious AoC Beacon Awards

Kirklees College has been announced as one of the finalists in the annual Association of Colleges (AoC) Beacon Awards in the NOCN Group Award for…

5 days to go until Kirklees College’s first open day of the year!

Kirklees College is gearing up to open the doors to its five Huddersfield Centres on Saturday 18 November, between 10.30am and 1.00pm. The college will…

‘Call It Out’: Kirklees College students collaborate with Film Buddy to create short films against misogyny

42 Media and Performing Arts students from Kirklees College participated in a full day of filming with production and work experience company Film Buddy. The…

Polyseam collaborate with Kirklees College to offer Functional Skills classes during work hours

Over the past year, Huddersfield-based Chemical Manufacturing firm Polyseam have been sending some of their employees to Functional Skills lessons during their working hours. The sessions have…

Kirklees College art student paints her way to success in local art competition

Rosie Hodgson, a Level 3 Art and Design student at Kirklees College, was selected as a finalist in the Holdsworth House Diamond Anniversary Art Competition. In…

Kirklees College fills local skills gap with brand-new Furniture Making apprenticeship

Over the last couple of years, Kirklees College has been working closely with a range of employers in Dewsbury to identify local skills gaps in…

Kirklees College students experience trip of a lifetime to Sweden

Animal Care and Early Years students at Kirklees College recently joined forces with students from Askham Bryan College to collaborate on a heart-warming two-week project…

Project SEARCH interns celebrate success at graduation ceremony

On Friday 15 September, in a graduation ceremony at Kirklees College’s Huddersfield Centre, 10 of this year’s Project SEARCH interns got to celebrate completing the…

Kirklees College student spearheads new video ‘Together We Are Mighty’

Kirklees College recently launched its brand-new promotional video, ‘Together We Are Mighty’, to rave reviews across its social media platforms. The video is a celebration…