Leeds College of Building

Leeds College of Building
Leeds College of Building
Address
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	North Street; Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS2 7QT; England
Coordinates	53°48′11″N 1°32′07″W / 53.802950°N 1.535220°WCoordinates: 53°48′11″N 1°32′07″W / 53.802950°N 1.535220°W
Information
Type	Further Education College
Established	1960
Principal	Derek Whitehead
Enrolment	6,500
Website	http://www.lcb.ac.uk/

Leeds College of Building in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, is the only further education college in the UK which specialises in the construction industry. It was established in 1960 and currently has about 6,500 students. It has two campuses, the North Street campus and the Hunslet campus.

It has courses ranging from entry level through to degree, focussed on National Vocational Qualifications and Apprenticeships for occupations relevant to the construction and built environment sector. In 2018 they were awarded BTEC Apprenticeship Provider of the Year for their continued development of apprenticeships within the sector.

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Courses offered[]

College building on North Street

Hunslet Campus

The college offers courses in:

Architectural Technology
Brickwork
Building Services Engineering
Carpentry & Joinery
Civil Engineering
Computer Aided Design
Construction Management
Electrical Installation
Gas Installation
Health & Safety
Heating and Ventilation
Painting & Decorating
Plastering/Dry Lining
Plumbing
Roofing
Shop Fitting
Surveying
Transport Planning
Wall & Floor Tiling
Wood Machining

References[]

^ "About Us".
^ Whitehead, Derek (2012). "Leeds College of Building: higher apprenticeships in construction and the built environment". Higher Education, Skills and Work - Based Learning. 2 (3): 304–308. doi:10.1108/20423891211271692.

External links[]

Leeds College of Building web site

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[1] "About Us".

[Whitehead-2] Whitehead, Derek (2012). "Leeds College of Building: higher apprenticeships in construction and the built environment". Higher Education, Skills and Work - Based Learning. 2 (3): 304–308. doi:10.1108/20423891211271692.

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Leeds College of Building

Address
Wikimedia \| © OpenStreetMap
North Street Leeds , West Yorkshire , LS2 7QT England
Coordinates	53°48′11″N 1°32′07″W / 53.802950°N 1.535220°W / 53.802950; -1.535220Coordinates: 53°48′11″N 1°32′07″W / 53.802950°N 1.535220°W / 53.802950; -1.535220
Information
Type	Further Education College
Established	1960
Principal	Derek Whitehead
Enrolment	6,500 ^[1]
Website	http://www.lcb.ac.uk/