Sponsors
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Communication Specialist College Doncaster
Communication Specialist College Doncaster is a Further Education College in the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority, providing a range of vocational skills and qualifications for young people who are D/deaf or have other communication needs including autism and learning disabilities.
Through our Independence, Employability and Communication and Wellbeing pathways we offer a wide range of programmes for students who want to gain vocational qualifications as well as develop their independence and personal and social development skills. Our curriculum is developing, and recent additions include Animal Care courses and a range of IT courses including Game Design.
We seamlessly integrate our therapy services into the curriculum, including Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Counselling and Audiology. This collaborative approach between our therapy team and staff ensures a comprehensive development experience for each student.
Our ‘Outstanding’ residential provision, designed for accessibility and fostering independence, serves as a supportive living environment for students from distant locations, emphasising practical skills for daily life.
Our campus is based on Leger Way, Doncaster in a fantastic location where our students can live, learn, and thrive.
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The University of Sheffield AMRC Training Centre
The University of Sheffield AMRC Training Centre is the place where ambition and aspiration is nurtured and developed to create the talented, advanced engineers of tomorrow.
As part of the University of Sheffield, our apprentices are perfectly placed to draw on the experience of an elite Russell Group university and the resources of a world-leading research and innovation cluster that includes the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) and Nuclear AMRC, whose partners include Siemens, Technicut, Boeing, Rolls-Royce, Toyota Motorsport GMBH, Unilever, McLaren and Airbus.
In addition to our apprenticeship programmes, we also provide Continuing Professional Development (CPD) which is an essential requirement for any organisation. The ability for employers to upskill, reskill or multiskill employees is more important now than ever before.
Our industry-focused courses allow employers to respond to needs and changes, ensuring skills levels are maintained within workforces; and whether that is electrical and robotics, machining, or metals and materials - we’ve got it covered.
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Barnsley College
Barnsley College is rated Outstanding by Ofsted and offers a range of full and part-time vocational courses, A Levels, apprenticeships, T Levels (Technical qualifications), Higher National Qualifications (HTQs) and Higher Education pathways to approximately 9,000 students.
Barnsley College recently become a member of the Chartered Institute for Further Education (CIFE) and regularly receives awards for teaching and the support available to students. Visit www.barnsley.ac.uk/health-and-wellbeing for more details about the Health and Wellbeing support available to students.
The College offers courses designed to maximise development and provide students with the skills they need to start their career within their chosen industry or support those looking to retrain or gain higher-level qualifications so they can take their career to the next level.
The College aims to transform the lives of all its students and its priority is ensuring students have a great time, achieve their aims and progress on to work or Higher Education. The College provide students with the knowledge, skills and experience that will enable them to progress to the next stage in their career, whether that's university, an apprenticeship or employment.
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DN Colleges Group
Here at Doncaster College and University Centre we understand that choosing what to do next can be a huge decision. It’s not just about the course you choose to study, it is about the tutors, the experiences and the friends you meet along the way.
We have over 120 courses at full and part-time, from entry level right up to university level. As well as the vast amount of courses on offer, we ensure all our students get the right support and guidance whether it is through our careers service, our additional learning support, counselling, student finance and many other services all tailored to each individual.
Our exciting and modern campus is in a central location, packed with workspaces designed to industry standard. We work directly with employers allowing you real work experience and industry insight that you will not get from sitting behind a desk.
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Northern College
For over 40 years Northern College has been changing the lives of adults across the region. Each year we build a learning community of students, teaching and support staff that works together to make sure students achieve their goals.
Our unique campus ensures a calm learning environment with plenty of space, to achieve learning goals. Our courses are high quality and delivered in a variety of different ways according to the needs of students and programme requirements. We can deliver a flexible programme which includes:
· Classroom-based learning in college
· Training on your own premises / community
· Blended course which is a combination of classroom-based learning and some online work to study at home or in the workplace.
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RNN Group
RNN Group is an education and training provider, meeting the needs of thousands of employers, adults and school leavers every year and contributing at the heart of our communities.
The RNN Group includes five campuses of career-focused further and higher education in South Yorkshire and North Nottinghamshire alongside our partner organisation, the National Fluid Power Centre. We educate school leavers, undergraduates, employees and those re-joining the workforce with a focus on ensuring learners leave equipped with the necessary skills to join or re-join the workforce.
We work in partnership with schools, employers and local organisations to continually ensure we are leading and delivering on innovation and skills in our communities.
In total, we employ or engage over 1,000 staff to educate and train over 11,000 people each year, including over 1,400 apprentices.
We work at the centre of our local communities, contributing to civic life and economic renewal. Through events, volunteering and charitable efforts, we reach out to individuals and groups.
From our heartlands in the Sheffield City Region and the East Midlands, we help companies succeed and individuals learn their way to career security and personal and professional fulfilment and happiness.
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The Sheffield College
The Sheffield College is a general Further and Higher Education College in the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority, providing high-quality academic, technical and vocational training to enhance qualifications, skills and employability across the region. We are also the largest provider of Apprenticeships in the region.
We have four main campuses across Sheffield: City, Hillsborough, Olive Grove and Peaks, and also deliver training at our adult learning campuses at Pennine Five and Fir Vale.
We provide a student-first environment which enables our diverse student community to gain the qualifications and skills they need to go further in employment, careers, Apprenticeships, further training and on university level courses.
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Sheffield Hallam University
Sheffield Hallam University is one of the UK’s largest and most diverse universities: a community of around 37,000 students, 4,500 staff and 295,000 alumni around the globe.
We are home to the National Centre of Excellence for Degree Apprenticeships and one of the UK’s largest providers of higher and degree apprenticeships. We support close to 3,000 degree apprentices and work with over 700 employer partners to enable university learning in the workplace and address the higher-level skills gap.
Our leadership and MBA courses are for entrepreneurs and leaders looking to build on their existing ability and develop the leadership skills they need for senior management.
We also offer continuing professional development (CPD) courses for staff to develop specialist skills, tailored to business needs.
We are an award-winning university, recently receiving Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework for outstanding support for student success and progression.
We bring together academic knowledge with real-world skills, shaping the workforce of the future.
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The South Yorkshire Provider Network
The South Yorkshire Provider Network is one of the leading networks of Further Education (FE) colleges. Skills and Employability providers in the country.
'We are the network that is passionate about delivering improved life chances and positive outcomes for our learners and residents and supporting local employers to make sure the South Yorkshire Economy thrives.'
We are the preferred network of the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA). Our network has gained a strong voice representing our community on issues such as devolution and the development of skills and employability provision across the region.
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