Tag: apprenticeships

Professional first for Leeds apprentices

Leeds College of Building is celebrating the success of its ground-breaking Engineering students. Charlie Wortley and Shane Finn, former apprentices at Leeds College of Building, are among the first in England to complete the Civil Engineer Degree Apprenticeship programme at Leeds Beckett University and achieve Incorporated Engineer status with the

Don’t miss out on the 2021 Leeds Apprenticeship Festival

Over 75 employers will be out in force at next month’s Leeds Apprenticeship Festival, which for the first time will be held virtually due to the continued challenges of coronavirus. Held during National Apprenticeship Week over five days from 8-12 February, a range of diverse and exciting apprenticeship employers and

The north’s largest apprenticeship recruitment fair returns

The largest apprenticeship recruitment fair in the north returns to Leeds on Monday (3 February 2020). Taking place at the first direct arena from 4-8pm, the Leeds Apprenticeship Recruitment Fair will feature more than 100 organisations exhibiting apprenticeship vacancies available now. The list of employers taking part includes Channel 4

CityFibre and OCU team up to bring new talent into Leeds Gigabit City programme

Kirkstall Forge, Leeds College of Building, O’Connor Utilities (OCU) and CityFibre have joined forces to support young apprentices through a 12-week fibre installation training scheme that will help build the city’s full fibre network. CityFibre, the UK’s leading alternative provider of wholesale full fibre infrastructure, and construction firm OCU have

New construction apprenticeship opportunities

Leeds Building Services (LBS) is offering people of all ages and backgrounds the opportunity to learn new skills and secure an exciting career through the latest round of apprenticeships. LBS, the council’s provider for repairs, maintenance and improvement works to council houses, schools, offices, leisure centers and children’s homes, currently

Find out about apprenticeship opportunitiess in Leeds

Leeds City Council has organised a series of free events for young people and their families to learn more about exciting apprenticeship opportunities currently available in Leeds. 24 of the city’s leading businesses and public sector organisations will host seminars to talk about the apprenticeships they offer. Each seminar will

Leeds College of Building receives investment into Roofing

Leeds College of Building (LCB) has enjoyed a boost to its roofing apprenticeship scheme via investment support from national roofing business, Burton Roofing. The national roofing merchants, with a local depot in Lower Wortley, have committed £1,000 to the LCB’s roofing division, which offers roof slating and tiling apprenticeships to

Leeds Apprenticeship Recruitment Fair

The largest Apprenticeship Recruitment Fair in the north returns to the Leeds first direct arena on Monday (4 March 2019) 4–8pm. The event kickstarts a range of activities taking place throughout the city for National Apprenticeship Week 2019. Offering apprenticeship vacancies across a wide range of occupations over 130 organisations

Don’t miss Yorkshire’s biggest apprenticeship fair

Are you considering a apprenticeship? An apprenticeship is a job with training. Mixing on-the-job training with classroom learning, being an apprentice means that you have a job that includes gaining recognised qualifications and essential skills, all whilst working and earning a wage.​​​ The exceedingly popular Apprenticeship Recruitment Fair will return