Courses starting from January 2020
Explore your passions, upgrade your skills and boost your earning potential at The Manchester College. With a range of courses starting from January, kick-start your career and let 2020 be the year you make it happen!
Apply
Choose from any of the course titles on this page to find out more and apply to start from January.
Enrol
Enrol every Monday in January at the campus where your course is offered (find out which campus on the course page).
- Monday 6 January 2020 - 10am to 2pm
- Monday 13 January 2020 - 10am to 2pm
- Monday 20 January 2020 - 10am to 2pm
- Monday 27 January 2020 - 10am to 2pm
Funding
Find out more about the financial support which may be available to help you fund your studies.
Got a question about funding? Contact our Careers, Employability and Welfare team.
Download
View or download a copy of our January Starts brochure here.
Enquire
If you have a question about any of these courses, please complete the enquiry form at the bottom of this page.
Access to Higher Education
Business and Professional
- Business Administration (Entry Level 3)
- Business Administration (Level 1)
- AAT Bookkeeping (Level 1)
- AAT Accounting Software (Level 1)
- AAT Accounting (Level 2)
- AAT Accounting (Level 3)
- ILM (Level 3 - Certificate)
- ILM (Level 3 - Award)
- Legal Studies (Level 2)
- Medical Terminology (Level 2)
- Starting and Managing Your Own Business
Childhood Studies
- Emergency First Aid in the Workplace (Level 3)
- Higher Level Teaching Assistant (Level 4)
- Paediatric First Aid (Level 3)
Computing and IT
- CCNA/CCENT - Sem 2 - Routing and Switching Essentials
- CCNA/CCENT - Sem 4 - Connecting Networks
- Introduction to Project Management
- IT Users (ITQ) (Level 1)
- Oracle SQL
- PHP MYSQL for Beginners
- Programming with C#
Construction and Engineering
- Beginners 2D CAD
- Intermediate 2D CAD
- Advanced 2D CAD
- Basic DIY - Carpentry and Joinery
- Basic DIY - Painting and Decorating
- Basic DIY - Plumbing
- BPEC Water Regulations Training
- EWR BASFA Fire Sprinklers (Level 2)
- Rain Water Harvesting
- Solar Thermal Apps Requirement
Creative and Digital Media
- Introduction to DSLR Photography
- Introduction to InDesign
- Photoshop for Photographers
- Promote Your Business
Design and Visual Arts
English and Maths
- Functional Skills in English (Entry Level 3)
- Functional Skills in English (Level 1)
- Functional Skills in English (Level 2)
- Functional Skills in Mathematics (Entry Level 3)
- Functional Skills in Mathematics (Level 1)
- Functional Skills in Mathematics (Level 2)
ESOL
- Community Interpreting (Level 3)
- DPSI Intensive Exam Preparation for Diploma in Public Service Interpreting (Level 6)
Hair and Beauty
- Acyrlic Nails
- Barbering (Level 2)
- Commercial Hair Styling (Level 2)
- Curly Hair Types - Cutting, Relaxing and Styling
- Dermaplaning (Level 4)
- Drag Artist Make-up (Level 2)
- Ear Candling (Level 2)
- Enhancing Eyebrows using Microblading Techniques (Level 4)
- Fashion and Photographic Make-up (Level 3)
- Hairdressing Studies (Level 3)
- Hot Stone Massage
- Lash Lift (Level 2)
- Semi-Permanent Eyelashes (Level 3)
- Sport Massage (Level 3)
- Spray Tanning
- Wig Styling (Level 4)
- Women's Hairdressing (Level 2)
Health, Care and Wellbeing
- Counselling (Level 2)
- Counselling (Level 3)
- Dementia Awareness (Level 2)
- Health and Social Care Top-up (Level 1)
- Health and Social Care (Level 3)
- Introduction to Employment Health and Social Care (Level 2)
- People Moving People (Manual Handling) (Level 2)
- Safeguarding Adults Awareness (Level 2)
- Safeguarding Children Awareness (Level 2)
Hospitality and Catering
- Art of Vegan Baking
- Basic Cake Decoration
- Cakes, Bakes and Treats (Level 2)
- Culinary Skills (Level 1)
- Gluten Free Bakery
- Intermediate Cake Decoration
- Professional Culinary Arts (Level 4)
Logistics and Automotive
- ATA Body/Pain/Met Pretest
- ATA Paint Technician (Level 2)
- ATA Paint Technician (Level 2)
- ATA Refrigerant Handler (Level 2)
- ATA Senior Paint Technician (Level 3)
- ATA Senior Paint AOM Route (Level 3)
- ATA Senior Panel Technician (Level 3)
- ATA Senior Panel Technician AOM Route (Level 3)
- ATA Senior MET AOM Route (Level 3)
- Basic Vehicle Checks (Entry Level)
- CIPS Procurement and Supply (Level 3)
- CIPS Procurement and Supply (Level 4)
- Logistics and Transport (Level 2)
- MOT Tester CPD
- Taxi Knowledge
Music
Sport
Supported Learning
Teacher Education
- Assessing Comptence in the Work Environment (Level 3)
- Assessing Vocational Achievement (Level 3)
- Assessing Vocationally Related Achievement (Level 3)
- Education and Training (Level 3)
- Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Process and Practice (Level 4)
- Leading in Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Process and Practice (Level 4)
- Understanding the Principles and Practices of Assessment (Level 3)
- Understanding the Principles and Practices of Internally Assuring the Quality of Assessment (Level 4)
- Update for IQA Qualifications
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