Are you a young person who is about to or has recently left school?
Options for 16 - 19 year olds
Do you want a Higher Education or a Professional qualification?
Higher Education Options
Are you an adult looking for a course to do for work or fun?
Options for 19+ year olds
Are you an employer looking to train your staff?
Services to Business
Are you an International student looking for a course?
International Student options
This is a basic 10 week course for those who have little or no prior experience of using counselling skills but who may be considering a career in counselling, or who are already in a helping role.
Level 3 Creative and Media Diploma
Through this new and exciting Level 3 Creative and Media Diploma course you will gain an insight into how the media operates and how it influences our lives.

Courses for Young People 2012/13
This prospectus contains all the options available at Wakefield College for 16 - 19 year olds.
Essential Skills in Employment for Business
17th May 2012
22nd May 2012
Wednesday, 20th June 2012
Wednesday, 20th June 2012
We are Carnegie Champion Colleges Rugby League Champions!
9th May, 2012
Wakefield College crowned finest College rugby team in the country! Final score 30 - 16 vs Hopwood Hall at Odsal Stadium...
College Restaurant named Wakefield’s Finest...
20th March, 2012
Gaskell’s Restaurant, Wakefield College’s training restaurant, has been named the best restaurant in Wakefield by the Civic Society for the second year running...
College students learn the art of Asian cooking
25th January, 2012
Congratulations to Level 1 Diploma in Professional Cookery student Alex Craven winning the annual 2011/12 Gingerbread House competition...
Results Day 2011 Movie Gallery
17th August, 2011
Graduation Day 2010 Photo Gallery
13th November, 2010
Amalgamate Exhibition
Photo Gallery
14th June, 2010
Download the 2009/10 Annual Report
Our annual reports detail our achievements, main highlights and accounts during the last financial year. All reports can be viewed online and downloaded in PDF format.



Wakefield College has three Campuses situated in Wakefield city centre, Thornes Park and the skillsXchange at Glasshoughton. Wakefield and Thornes Park are easily accessible from Ossett, Horbury, Castleford, Normanton, Pontefract, Hemsworth and South Elmsall as well as having excellent rail connections. The skillsXchange is well served by both bus and rail and is situated less than a mile from Junction 32 of the M62.
Wakefield Campus is a five minute walk from the city centre and Thornes a ten to fifteen minute walk from the centre of Wakefield and the bus station. The skillsXchange is less than half a mile from Glasshoughton railway station and the Xscape complex and has easy and safe pathways and crossings.
The College provides secure storage for cycles on all three Campuses. A list of safe cycle routes and dedicated cycle paths for the District can be found by visiting the local authority web site www.wakefield.gov.uk/transportandtravel.
The Journey Planner on Metro’s website at www.wymetro.com is one of the easiest ways to work out your journey to College or anywhere in Yorkshire by bus and train. You can plan your journey from any postcode, street or town. You can select your time of arrival at your destination. It will show you which buses and trains you need to catch, where and when, plus helpful maps.
Call Metro Line on 0113 245 7676, open 0700 to 2200 daily (excluding Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day), for advice on bus and train times, where to catch your bus and much more. Personal enquiries are welcome at the Travel Centres at Wakefield, Pontefract and Castleford bus stations.
Your next bus
When’s the next bus? Just text! Metro’s ‘your next bus’ information
service uses GPS satellite technology to track the location of buses in West
Yorkshire. This means you can find out the scheduled or real time for any bus,
at any stop. You can access the service by sending a text message or via the
internet. Simply text the 8 digit bus stop number to 63876 (which spells METRO)
and you’ll get a text telling you when the next bus will be along. Visit www.wymetro.com
for full details. Outbound texts are charged at your standard outbound rate
- ask your service provider. Returned texts are charged at a maximum of 12p.
Wakefield Free City Bus
Have you discovered this new free service yet to help you get
round Wakefield city centre? Wakefield Free City Bus service links the city’s
Westgate and Kirkgate train and bus stations, shops and retail parks including
the Ridings Centre and Westgate Retail and Leisure Parks. Buses run every
ten minutes from 7:30am to 7:00pm, Monday to Friday and 8:30am to 5:00pm
on Saturdays. The three, 29-seat buses are clearly marked Free City Bus.
Stops 9 (Westgate Retail Park) and 10 (Westgate Station) are the closest to Thornes Park Campus. Wakefield nearest stop is stop 12 (Bus Station).
Leeds - Outwood - Wakefield Westgate - Sandal and Agbrigg - Fitzwilliam - South Elmsall - Doncaster
Moorthorpe - Rotherham - SheffieldThere are several airports close by. Leeds Bradford Airport, Robin Hood Airport in Doncaster and Manchester Airport.
Parking availability at each Campus varies and is particularly limited at Wakefield Campus (no student parking available). Thornes Park and the skillsXchange Campuses have ample parking for both staff and students. Parking for disabled staff and students is available at all Campuses.