craven college
Enriching lives through learningCraven College – a Further Education College
based in Skipton, North Yorkshire, “The Gateway to the Dales”. Our unique
position – at the juncture of West Yorkshire and East Lancashire enables us to
offer a variety of further and higher education courses, including
apprenticeships, undergraduate degrees and part-time adult education. Craven
College started life in 1825 as the Skipton Mechanics Institute on the High
Street in Skipton. During the Second World War the Skipton Art School and
Skipton Technical Institute were established. In 1954 the Skipton Art School and
Technical Institution become the Craven Institute for Further Education. In
1974, the College was renamed the Craven College of Adult Education and the
full-time courses flourished mainly leading to secretarial work, hospitality and
catering, social work and small business management. The Aireville Campus was
developed in 1989 adjoining Aireville School (now The Skipton Academy). The
Auction Mart Campus was later developed to accommodate all land-based courses
and The Aviation Academy was established in Yeadon at Leeds Bradford Airport.
Tyro Training was established in 2003 offering flexible training, consultancy
and support to business across the North of England. With its HQ at Craven
Cattle Mart in Skipton, Tyro Training also has a training base in Scarborough.
The Animal Management Centre was opened for students in 2018 with specialist
rooms for aquatics, invertebrates, nocturnals, reptiles, amphibians and small
mammals. From its premises in Ripon, Evolve supports young people from across
North Yorkshire with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties and offers
full Study Programmes, with a focus on work experience and skills for
employment. In 2020, Craven College became an integral part of the Yorkshire and
Humber Institute of Technology – representing significant investment in training
resources on the Skipton campus to support education in digital skills such as
cyber-security, digital infrastructure, multi-media, software development and
gaming.
