Open Event

If you could not make the open event or your preferred slot was full, do not worry. We have additional open events coming up soon. Visit www.wakefield.ac.uk/events to find out more and register to book your place.

In the meantime, why not get a glimpse of college life with the video below. We welcomed guest presenter Rich Williams as he caught up with some of our staff and students and had a look at our amazing facilities.

Find out what’s on at each campus before you travel:

Wakefield City Campus

• A Levels
  Vocational Courses - Animal Care, Art, Design & Photography (including Fashion & Textiles and Graphic Design), Business & Management, Childcare, Early Years & Childhood Studies, Computing, Construction (including Civil Engineering), Digital Industries (including Games Design), ESOL, Foundation Learning (Work, Life, Progress), Health, Social Care & Wellbeing, Horticulture, Hospitality & Catering, Media, Film & TV, Music, Performing Arts, Prince’s Trust, Public Services, Science, Sport, Travel & Tourism.
• T Levels
• Apprenticeships
• Courses for Adults
  AAT, Business and Management, Childcare & Early Years, Counselling, Customer Services, Dental Nursing, ESOL, Floristry, Health & Social Care, HR, IT/Computing, Maths & English, Music, Science, Sport/Fitness, Teaching & Assessing.
• Access to Higher Education
  Animal Studies, Art & Design, Business & Management, Computing, Childcare, Creative & Digital, Healthcare Professionals, Humanities & Social Sciences, Law & Criminology, Music, Science, Sports Science.
• Apprenticeships
• Courses for University-level students (UCW
  Animal Management, Applied Science (Biology), Business & Management, Computing, Creative Media Production, Childcare, Early Years & Childhood Studies, Engineering, Games Design, Health & Wellbeing, Music, Performing Arts, Photography, Public Services, Sport, Teacher Training, Travel & Tourism.

Castleford Campus

• Vocational Courses
  Automotive, Childcare, Early Years & Childhood Studies, Construction, Engineering, Hair & Beauty, Health, Social Care & Wellbeing.
• T Levels
• Apprenticeships
• Courses for Adults
  Automotive (Motorcycle & Motor Vehicle), Construction & Civil Engineering, Childcare, Engineering/Welding, Hair & Beauty, Maths & English.
• Access to HE
  - Construction
• Apprenticeships

Keeping you safe during COVID

The safety of our staff, students and visitors is vitally important to us and we are taking a number of steps to help protect everyone:

• Stick to your booked timeslot – we ask visitors to only arrive during the 15-minute timeslot booked.
• Lateral flow test – carry out a lateral flow test and only attend if it comes back negative.
• Face coverings – we encourage all our visitors to wear a face covering unless they are medically exempt.
• Social distancing – maintain social distancing whilst on site.
• Maximum guests – only bring one additional guest with you.

Please do not attend the open event if you or any family member is displaying any COVID-19 symptoms.

On arrival at the Open Event

Thanks for registering to visit the open event, we cannot wait to meet you. Please ensure you only turn up at your allocated slot.

When you arrive, please have your Eventbrite ticket link available on your mobile phone so we can get it scanned. This should have been emailed to you when you registered.

Once scanned through, we will give you a programme and ask one of our friendly staff/students to take you to the course areas you are interested in.

Wakefield City Campus Map

Building/Floor Names

The Waterton Building is a short walk away on Wood Street (next to Wakefield Town Hall).

Castleford Campus Map

Vocational Course Areas

Can’t make our Open Event? Not to worry, our wonderful host Rich Williams is on hand to give you a whistle-stop tour of both our campuses with course demos, interviews with our students and staff and an inside look at some of our newest facilities.

What’s next?

Now that you have had a chance to visit us, we do hope you will have all the information you needed. The next step is to apply. Applications for all courses are now open. Please visit www.wakefield.ac.uk/study-with-us/how-to-apply

How was your experience?

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Keep in touch

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