Kirklees College’s first Open Days of the year are right around the corner.

The college will be opening the doors of its Huddersfield Centres on Saturday November 16 and Dewsbury Centres will be open the following weekend, on Saturday November 23.

Kirklees College has two main campuses, Huddersfield Centre in Huddersfield town centre, and Springfield Sixth Form Centre in Dewsbury, with an additional five specialist centres.

The specialist centres include sites dedicated to specific trades: Brunel Construction Centre, Engineering Centre, Process Manufacturing Centre and Taylor Hill Animal Centre, as well as Pioneer Higher Skills Centre which offers a range of courses with a focus on Higher Education.

Across all seven centres are a range of multi-million-pound training facilities specific to a variety of careers.

In the past year alone, the college has invested in new digital equipment from the government’s Local Skills Improvement Fund (LSIF) for construction, engineering and manufacturing, creative industries, teaching and learning and health and social care.

New facilities include a digital music production suite and DJ equipment for music students; VR headsets, 3D printers and robotic arms for engineering and process manufacturing, and a new Anatomage table that replicates the human body for Health and Social Care students.

 

 

The college’s more established facilities include their two fully-functioning Hair and Beauty salons at Huddersfield Centre and Pioneer Higher Skills Centre, where students can practice on paying customers, and the mock hospital ward at Huddersfield Centre.

The ward was specifically designed for T Level Health students and allows them to practice on working dummies in a realistic hospital environment before they go into placement.

Students also have access to two mock nurseries at Pioneer Higher Skills Centre and Huddersfield Centre, Hospitality and Catering students experience hands-on service in the college’s Landings 72 restaurant, and Travel and Tourism students practice hosting in the mock air cabin.

With a focus on making students work-ready, Kirklees College students have access to amazing training equipment and expert tuition that can’t be found in a traditional classroom.

All the Huddersfield Centres will be open on Saturday November 16 (10.30am-1pm). Last entry is 12.30pm.

The Dewsbury Centres will be open on Saturday November 23 (10.30am-12.30pm). Last entry is 12noon. Free tickets can be booked on the Kirklees College website.