Skills Xchange
Building of the skillsXchange, the College’s state-of-the-art, iconic new learning facility at Glasshoughton is now complete.
Skills Xchange now open

Partners

Wakefield College has worked tirelessly with our partners to ensure we create the most valuable and usable space for the college and our students. We wish to thank our partners for their continued support.


Funders

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LSC

The LSC is a non-departmental public body which began work in 2001, taking over the roles of the former Further Education Funding Council and Training and Enterprise Councils. http://www.lsc.gov.uk/


Lead Advisors

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GVA Grimley LLP

GVA Grimley is a leading UK property adviser providing a comprehensive range of property solutions to UK and international owners, occupiers, investors, lenders and developers. http://www.gvagrimley.co.uk/


Architects

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SMC plc

SMC is an international architects company and the UK’s second largest firm of architects, who have extensive knowledge and experience working in the education sector. http://www.smcgroupplc.co.uk/


Structural and Services Engineers

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Gifford

Gifford is a world leading consultancy of engineers and specialist advisers. Delivering expertise and sharing knowledge across Centres of Excellence in Buildings, Civil Engineering and Environment Development Planning, we apply innovative thinking within a culture which attracts and retains exceptional people. http://www.gifford.uk.com/


Cost Consultants

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Turner & Townsend LLP

Turner & Townsend is a global consultancy business focused on providing high-quality construction consultancy, programme and project management, cost management and management consultancy services across six continents from a network of 53 offices. http://www.turnerandtownsend.com/


Landscape Architects

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Whitelaw Turkington Landscape Architects Limited

Whitelaw Turkington is one of the UK’s leading firm of landscape architects, employing over 60 staff in offices in London and Leeds. http://www.wtlandscape.com/


Developers

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Waystone

Waystone are experts in transforming sites from a derelict and contaminated state in to modern development platforms for world-class development. The expertise includes cost effective and environmentally sustainable remediation. The Glasshoughton site in Yorkshire is a prime example of Waystone’s approach to long-term land use planning and remediation where a former coal site now supports retail, leisure and business development. http://www.waystone.co.uk/


Movie & Photo Gallery

QTVR Tours

Take a trip around and inside the skillsXchange with one of our QTVR tours.

Webcam

Watch time-lapsed video of the skillsXchange build made from over 20,000 webcam photos.

City Centre Development

Our property strategy also includes the redevelopment of our City Centre Campus.