Arming veterans with the right job skills - The Manchester College have partnered with Walking with the Wounded and RFEA The Forces Employment Charity, to give ex-service personnel the training they need to get a foot on the job ladder. The ‘Forces Changing Courses’ programme, funded by the ScottishPower Foundation, will give ex-service personnel the skills and knowledge required to start a career in the construction industry.
View detailsExpedition : Map local walking routes, track bugs and wildlife habits with National Trust, or spot NASA’s International Space Station by locating it online! Find out more about The Duke of Edinburgh award and to get involved here .
View details“The Manchester College was fantastic for me and my tutors helped me to get an important quality assurance (QA) placement when I think so many other institutions wouldn’t have done so. That’s one of the reasons I really value doing stuff like this with the College’s students,” said Simran.
View detailsManufactured in Royton since 1982, the Hycote range includes products for vehicle paint, maintenance and valet." - Manchester Evening News
View detailsBenefits to Employers As well as being able to offer students practical experience and valuable insights into industry, our employer partners benefit in a range of different ways, including: Benefits to Employers Recruitment and talent development - the opportunity to meet and develop potential future employees from a local talent pipeline.
View detailsThe Manchester College Celebrates MBE Honour - A member of The Manchester College executive team has been awarded an MBE in this year’s New Year honours list for services to further education. Jennifer Foote joined The Manchester College in 2013 as Company Secretary and General Counsel.
View detailsCreative Media students attend early Love, Simon screening following 20th Century Fox workshop - Our Level 3 Creative Media students got an exclusive viewing of new movie Love, Simon ahead of its release following their work on a week-long media camp with studio 20th Century Fox. The students were tasked with creating a digital campaign to promote the film, with teams pitching their ideas to representatives from 20 th Century Fox.
View detailsChristine Kenyon's MBE for Services to Further Education - Christine Kenyon recognised with MBE in New Year’s Honours for Services to Further Education. The Manchester College’s former Deputy Principal, Christine Kenyon, has received an MBE for Services to Further Education in this year’s New Year’s Honours.
View detailsWe hope you have an amazing time Helen, and we look forward to all the new developments that you’ll be able to share!
View detailsSimone Mclevey, People and Quality Development Manager North West at Macdonald Manchester Hotel and Spa, said: ‘We were all very impressed by the students: their enthusiasm to get stuck into the assessment activity, the time they took to fill in application forms and eagerness for a showround of the hotel.’
View detailsThe students are raw talent when they join us in their first year, but we work hard to develop them in the right way, so they play together as a team. “I have a great bunch of students, they are enthusiastic and have a really positive attitude to learning.”
View detailsAs students and staff at The Manchester College adapt to virtual classes, Advanced SEND Support Practitioner, Caroline McEwan and ESOL Tutors, Jessica Lau and Sarah Blenkhorn have found a unique and tech-savvy way to better the quality of learning and engage with our ESOL students, like Aisha. As a Deaf student, using British Sign Language (BSL), Aisha receives high quality and professional in-class support from Communication Support Workers (CSWs).
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