Greater Manchester Skills competitions have taken place for the last five years, with winners going through to represent the region at national level. Other competing students from The Manchester College include (not an exhaustive list): Electronics - Ayomide Ajadi, Mohammed Kekli Brickwork - Daniel Klosowski, Arjun Swali, Michael Tailby, Zechariah McGarvey Plastering - Thomas Corps, Tabiaja Singh, Ashley Robinson, Josh Cox Carpentry and Joinery - Moyosore Onalaja, Zobaire Faizi, Luke Bennett Plumbing - Luke Cope, Papa Thiam, Lukas Volveris Painting and Decorating - Sheena Broughton, Alex Murphy, Jordan Baker, Nathan Ryder.
View detailsIt’s never too late to develop your skill set, I am currently working towards a Level 2 in Maths to improve my numeracy skills. To be in a support role you need to be passionate and committed, try to gain experience of working in the community or with young people.
View detailsNCW Virtual Careers Fair is taking place all week and you can register for free HERE (now closed) Date Internal College Events External Events 1 st March Progression to Apprenticeships 11am – 12pm Book session In this session you will find out: What is an apprenticeship? Explanation of apprenticeship levels The range of apprenticeship sectors How subjects link to apprenticeships The pros and cons of apprenticeships The end-point assessment Apprenticeship voices How to search and apply for apprenticeships Support available from the Careers and Welfare Team Careers in the curriculum: Digital Careers Book session 10am – 10.30am Digital employer insights Book session 11am – 11.30am BBC Young Reporter – Getting into journalism Book session 12pm – 1pm 2 nd March Progression to Higher Education 11am – 12pm Book session In this session you will learn: What is higher education Types of courses you can study How to research your options Understanding entry requirements and the UCAS tariff point system Useful resources How to prepare your personal statement How Careers & Welfare can support you Careers in the curriculum: Engineering Book session 10am – 10.30am Construction employer insights Book session 11am – 11.30am Careers at Sea webinar: Book session 3.30pm – 4.30pm 3 rd March Introduction to Manchester Volunteer and Community Centre (MACC) 11am – 12pm Book session Manchester Volunteer and Community Centre (MACC) Macc is a charity and our purpose is quite simply the city of Manchester.
View detailsChallenge yourself with our workout of the week - Sports Tutor and former professional basketball player Ambokile Bell sets you the task of completing five fitness challenges If you are unfamiliar with our workout series, each workout requires minimal equipment and they are great for any fitness level. Our fourth weekly workout comes from Sports Tutor and former professional basketball player Ambokile Bell. Ambokile has over 15 years experience in professional sports and brings a passion for health and fitness to his role, which involves coaching our College's basketball team.
View detailsUmar and his team at Pie Analysis already host a work placement with one of the Colleges Level 3, Extended Diploma in Creative Media Production & Technology students, Ali Afsham, who is working on a web development brief for Umar’s current clients.
View detailsStudents Get Work-Ready Skills with Enterprise Project - An Enterprise Project is helping students from across The Manchester College boost their business skills and get work ready. Level 3 Computing students from Shena Simon , Harpurhey and Openshaw campuses are taking part in a two month programme designed to provide leadership and business training.
View details“Unified in its intention to be inclusive of all, The Manchester College’s and The Manchester Art gallery’s Future Creatives project enables the quietest of voices to be heard.” Kitty Coles-Schottlander, studying Level 3 Diploma in Art and Design, said: “This course is super valuable to me, as is this opportunity with the Future Creatives project.
View details.> To support the Council in achieving their target and in line with their Low Energy and Carbon Agenda, the College’s City Campus Manchester has incorporated a number of design features to reduce carbon emissions, including improving the glazing g-values in order to limit solar gains and reduce cooling requirements and utilising high levels of insulation and air tightness to minimise heat loss. Other design features include utilising on-site renewable energy, reducing operational energy through consideration of building fabric and passive design, systems efficiency, energy management and considering the physical wellbeing of building occupants such as indoor air quality, daylight, and overheating.
View detailsThe media camp, which took place over two consecutive days, was attended by 103 first year Level 3 students. On the first morning, the students were separated into 10 teams. Creative Media Tutor, Katy Rushton, explained: “We wanted to ensure each team had a mixture of experience and skills that reflected the demands of the assignment the students would be tasked with.”
View detailsProspects – www.prospects.ac.uk Aimed at graduates this site is also a really useful undergraduate tool for exploring careers and working out what the best route into a career is. You can access job profiles, information on higher level apprenticeships, and they have graduate labour market information through their Luminate site, so you can find out what is going on in the Graduate Job Market.
View detailsSkills in advanced manufacturing, science and engineering will be crucial to employers with 25% of its workforce needing to be qualified at Level 4 and above. Health and Care GM is looking to build on key strengths in life sciences, medical technology/devices and its health services.
View detailsMarcia is still considering her options for when she graduates from the Centre of Excellence for Design and Visual Arts next year, including the possibility of progressing to a degree-level course. She’s adamant that no matter what, she will continue to be creative. “I absolutely love the course here,” she said. “One of the things I’ve enjoyed the most is the opportunity to experiment and explore.
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