Education

Further education

Barnsley College is one of the country’s largest further education establishments and the major provider of post-16 learning in the borough. It offers 6,000 students a range of courses from pre-entry level right through to level 7 qualifications including an extensive AS and A level offer, vocational courses and apprenticeships.

Local firms looking to build their employees’ skills base can take advantage of the college’s employer responsiveness unit . The employer responsiveness unit offers a broad range of choices to companies, from government-sponsored initiatives such as apprenticeships to tailor-made commercial training. They aim to meet any companies training and development needs at a time, place and cost to suit them. To this end, the college has its own restaurant managed by catering students, a hair and beauty salon, and travel agency staffed by tourism students while, for those studying horticulture and animal care, it even has its very own farm.

To enquiry further about how the Employer Responsiveness Unit can meet you specific need please contact Sharon Moisley on; 

Tel 01226 216166
Email s.moisely@barnsley.ac.uk