Information for Employer Partners

Our dedicated Employer Partnership Coordinators play a vital role in connecting education with industry. Aligned to specific curriculum areas, they work closely with staff and employers to secure meaningful work experience and T Level industry placements for our students. Their in-depth understanding of each subject area ensures that opportunities are tailored and relevant. In addition, they carry out essential health and safety checks on behalf of the college, ensuring that all placements provide a safe and supportive environment for learners to thrive. 

Our dedicated Employer Partnership Coordinators play a vital role in connecting education with industry. Aligned to specific curriculum areas, they work closely with staff and employers to secure meaningful work experience and T Level industry placements for our students. Their in-depth understanding of each subject area ensures that opportunities are tailored and relevant. They also carry out essential health and safety checks on behalf of the college, ensuring all placements offer a safe environment. Throughout the placement, they provide ongoing support to students and monitor their progress to ensure a positive and valuable experience. 

If you have any queries about the support provided by the team, please email employerpartners@tmc.ac.uk 

The Manchester College has invested in a dedicated work experience tracking system called Grofar. This platform allows students to log their work experience hours in line with their individual targets and ensures all placement activity is effectively recorded. 

 Grofar enhances communication with our employer partners and includes features such as automated messages regarding placement arrangements, tools for employers to submit health and safety information, and simple feedback forms to evaluate student performance.  

The system is designed to make the entire process as streamlined and efficient as possible for both students and employers 

When a student attends a work placement or industry placement with an employer, it is important that we carry out health & safety checks annually and record key information such as employer liability insurance. Our Employer Partnership and Skills team support employers throughout this process, which is typically managed via our Grofar system. 

Our goal is to make these health & safety checks as quick and easy as possible, while ensuring a robust and thorough process is followed.  

We greatly appreciate the support employers provide in hosting our students for work placements, and our dedicated Employability Team is here to assist you with these requirements.  

If you have any questions about health & safety checks or employer liability insurance, please don’t hesitate to contact us at employerpartners@tmc.ac.uk.

To ensure the safety and wellbeing of all students, it’s important to remember that keeping children safe is everyone’s responsibility. To make sure our employer partners offering work placements share this commitment to safeguarding, we have created a simple guide specifically for employers. This guide includes essential information on safeguarding practices and clear steps on what to do if you have any concerns about a young person or vulnerable adult during a placement. 

Our aim is to work together with employers to provide a safe, supportive environment where students can learn and thrive. If you would like to receive the safeguarding guide or have any questions, please contact our Employability Team. 

At The Manchester College we are incredibly proud of our employer partnerships and we are always keen to promote this and the brands of our partners in a positive light.

If you already partner with The Manchester College and would like us to promote your brand/logo and success stories, please contact employerpartners@tmc.ac.uk

We ensure our students are well prepared for work and industry placements through our weekly ‘Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours’ lessons. 

As part of this program, we help students explore the types of work experience they wish to pursue and how these align with their career aspirations. We also encourage them to set clear objectives regarding the skills and behaviours they aim to develop during their placements. 

These activities help students stay focused and purposeful while on placement, with clearly defined goals and an understanding of the value of their experiences. Upon completion, students reflect on their placement by considering what went well, what could be improved, and how the experience has influenced their future plans.