October Newsletter

Free Automotive & Engineering Courses

This month we launched our Skills Connect fully funded short evening courses for adults at Castleford College. These courses are fully funded for the unemployed AND employed in West Yorkshire.

Introduction to Mechanical Engineering & Machining ??? Mon 4th November, 11th November and 18th November, 6-8pm

Basic Automotive Maintenance (Women ONLY) ???Mon 4th November, 11th November, 18th November and 25th November, 6-8pm

Introduction to Basic Welding ???Thu 7th November, 14th November and 21st November, 6-8pm

Introduction to PLC & Automation ???Thu 7th November, 14th November and 21st November, 6-8pm

For more information, please email [email protected]

Engineering Degree Apprenticeship Writer Needed

Are you experienced in Apprenticeship Design?

Have an Engineering background and keen to pass on your knowledge to the next generation?

We’re looking for somebody to help write our brand-new Degree Apprenticeships in Engineering, launching September 2025.

If you think you could help, and will be available to start in the coming months, please get in touch on [email protected] for an informal discussion.

Sign up your employees for a Skills Bootcamp this Autumn

To address future demands, the Heart of Yorkshire Education Group has launched a brand-new range of Skills Bootcamps in Automotive, Construction and Engineering.

This includes the Group’s Skills Bootcamp in Heat Recovery and Transfer which will teach learners how to scope a heat recovery transfer system for their home or business, enabling them to reduce their energy costs by putting waste heat to a useful purpose.

The next Skills Bootcamp in Heat Recovery and Transfer starts on 15th November.

Read the article to get the full list of Skills Bootcamps and start dates here .

Emergency Services at the Heart

This month, staff and students from across the Group learnt how to restart a heart as part of #RestartaHeart Day in Yorkshire. A huge thank you to the Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust staff and volunteers who have enabled our employees and students to become #CPRConfident .

Selby College students also got to learn first-hand the dangers of road incidents with a live demo from North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service earlier in the month!

Day of Action on Industry Placement

WDH continue to provide amazing opportunities to our learners whilst preparing them for their future careers! Check out what our #TLevel learners have been up to whilst on their Industry Placement, here!

If you would like to find out more about T Levels or how you can develop your next generation of workers, please email [email protected]

Our Apprenticeship Video Series?

This month, we launched our Business & Professional Apprenticeships video series. Hear from our Lecturers, Assessors and Apprentices, about the benefits of these type of Apprenticeships.

For more information on our Business & Professional courses, please click here.

Siemens Mobility’s Internship for Project Search

Six Project SEARCH interns from Selby College have embarked on a new adventure with Siemens Mobility in Goole, where they will be able to gain insight into the workplace and build their skills and confidence.

On Thursday 3rd October, the interns attended the grand opening of Siemens’ new tube trains for the London Underground which go into service next year.?

They got to meet some important people in government, including the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan; Deputy Mayor of London, Seb Dance; Secretary of State for Transport, Louise Haigh; the Commissioner for Transport for London, Andy Lord and Councillor for East Riding, Anne Handley.

DFN Project SEARCH is a one-year transition to work programme for young adults with a learning disability or autism spectrum conditions, or both.

Read the full story here .

To find out more about Project SEARCH, please email [email protected]

Read our brand-new edition of Engage

Read the latest edition of our Employers' newsletter, Engage , to find out more about what's been going on at the Heart of Yorkshire Education Group.

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