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New partnership to raise aspirations of students in Calderdale
Leeds Beckett’s new University Business Centre in Halifax will allow the partnership to draw on expert business start-up and development services and existing university partnerships with organisations such as Lupton Fawcett Solicitors and Yorkshire Bank. This will support both students at the College and start-ups across the Calderdale region, in establishing and growing their business enterprises.
Ian Maude, Business Development Manager at Leeds Beckett University, said: “We are delighted to sign the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Calderdale College and we hope that this will become a long-term partnership.
“In addition to the support offered through our new University Business Centre in Halifax, we will collaborate with Calderdale College in establishing clear progression routes for students via apprenticeships. Together, we will be able to provide employers with apprenticeships from post-GCSE level right the way through to undergraduate and masters’ degree level.”
John Rees, Principal of Calderdale College, said: “The establishment of the Leeds Beckett University Business Centre and the launch of the College’s University Centre – which we established after being granted official University Centre status by the Department for Education - provides a great opportunity for a renewed focus on university level study in Calderdale.
“Both organisations are clearly focused on playing to our strengths and that’s reflected in our new partnership which will support an integrated offer across both organisations for Calderdale students and employers.”
Image l-r: Sarah Lister-Blow, Degree Apprenticeships Administrator at Leeds Beckett, Professor Peter Slee, Ian Maude, John Rees