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Virtual Work Experience For Inclusive Career Development

As a consequence of the pandemic, work experience placements were digitalised and a new type of work experience was created, Virtual Work Experience (VWEX). VWEX enables students to gain work insights and learn new skills, developing your ‘employability’ from the comfort of your own home. 

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Degree Courses

It will help you further develop your career if you’re already in a job, or provide you with work-related learning options with relevant employers if this is a new career path. Like other types of university-level courses, foundation degrees are split into two disciplines: arts (FdA) and sciences (FdSc).

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Visual Arts students benefit from architect insights

Visit the Visual Arts section of our website for more information

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The Manchester College Safeguarding & Pastoral Support

The Student Support team consists of:  Pastoral Support Officers Safeguarding Practitioners Emotional Health & Wellbeing Practitioners  Campus Cohesion Officers If you require safeguarding or pastoral support, please contact the Student Support team by visiting the Pastoral Hub on your campus or by speaking to any member of staff.  Pastoral Hubs Visit your Pastoral Hub on campus to access support.

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Safeguarding

There are, however, key staff within the college with specific responsibility and skills to provide interventions and ensure the safeguarding policy and process are followed. The College has a dedicated team on every site to support students to be safe at college and also support students that need any support or guidance to keep themselves safe. This includes online and circumstances that may affect students’ safety, welfare and wellbeing.

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Students from The Manchester College set to compete in WorldSkills UK National Finals

Ben Blackledge, Chief Executive, WorldSkills UK added: “Huge congratulations to this year’s national finalists.  We wish them the best of luck in their training as they prepare for the WorldSkills UK Finals. “We are thrilled to be back in Greater Manchester for our national finals in November and are very grateful for the support of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and all our host venues.

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Guest Blog - Landing Your First Job: A Checklist For Success

Leverage all the connections you can and let people know you are available and looking for work.  Always remain open to new opportunities and introductions. At the very least, networking will improve your confidence and communication style. And in the best case scenario, you might just stumble across a contact who opens all the right doors.

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Students celebrate exam and assessment success at The Manchester College

Our collective successes are a testament to the professionalism, perseverance and dedication both staff and students have shown, ensuring they can set, and reach, aspirational goals,” added O’Loughlin. For more information about the vast array of courses we offer, visit our  course finder page  and apply today.

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The Positivity Toolkit – and why you need one

For example, you might already have a favourite hobby or sport that gives you a well-needed ‘pick-me-up’ whenever you feel down, or started a new past-time like crafting, as a result of the lockdown.   However, one of the things that can help you maintain a positive attitude as you navigate the ‘new normal’, is having your own Positivity Toolkit. 

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Alex dances her way to the top

We’ve performed  Captive  in London and have more dates in August. For more information on our tour dates, it is best to visit the Motionhouse website .   What made you choose The Manchester College as your place of study? Originally, I had planned to study A-Levels.

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Real Food Wythenshawe Geodome officially launched on College campus

A sizeable number of community groups and local schools have already visited to learn about the sustainable growing technology in and around the domed greenhouse, along with CBeebies’ Mr Bloom, who visited the Geodome last summer.

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Art and Museums

Art Galleries Manchester Art Gallery is right in the centre of the city and hosts an exciting calendar of visiting art & photographic exhibitions alongside the work of local legends like LS. Lowry and Pierre Adolphe Valette. To see the biggest collection of Lowry’s work in the world, pay a visit to The Lowry in Salford Quays.

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