About the West Yorkshire Skills Partnership (formerly Leeds City Region Skills Network)
We are a network of further education colleges, universities, private and voluntary sector skills providers and employability providers. We are managed by the West Yorkshire Consortium of Colleges.
Working with you, working with your organisation
Through our members we work to meet the needs of employers and West Yorkshire economy by providing access to skills and training.
Largest economy outside London
Leeds is the largest centre outside London for financial and business services, digital, creative, publishing and broadcasting. It has the second highest concentration of knowledge intensive jobs and is the third largest manufacturing centre by local authority area.
West Yorkshire includes Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield districts.
Through this unique collaboration our members are well placed to offer a wide range of solutions to suit all skills needs.
In April 2011, representatives from further education colleges, universities and private and voluntary sector skills providers came together to form the Leeds City Region Skills Network. In 2021, the Skills Network was rebranded as the West Yorkshire Skills Partnership to reflect the changing political structure in the region.
Meeting the needs of employers
Our members work together through this unique collaboration to meet the needs of employers and the West Yorkshire economy.
