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View detailsAt the start of a new year, many people start to think about their new year’s resolutions, whether it’s to do with health and well-being, sorting out finances, or making changes in their lifestyle.
View detailsStudents from The Manchester College’s Industry Excellence Academy for Construction & Engineering have been honing their skills on a working site while helping out a local charity. 422 Manchester is a project by Manchester Vineyard , based in Longsight and Ardwick, which is currently working to restore the former Longsight Youth Centre into a new community hub, breathing new life into the local area. In a true team effort, around 40 students from a range of Level 2 and 3 courses have lent their time and skills to assist with the project, including electrical installation, plumbing, plastering and site joinery.
View detailsThe programme has helped us to evaluate things like their timekeeping, problem solving and creativity skills, not things you can normally do on a traditional one-day event such as New Student Day. “The commitment and enthusiasm of the students has been incredible and we have seen levels of contribution and input from students in excess of what we might see in traditional classroom settings.
View detailsOver the last three weeks, we’ve hosted 37 online sessions to help new students transition from school to college by meeting their Tutors, tour college campuses and explore the wide range of courses and qualifications available to them.
View detailsMusic & Gigs First there were The Hollies and the Bees Gees. Then came Buzzcocks and Joy Division followed by New Order, Happy Mondays and The Smiths. After that, The Stone Roses and then Oasis rose to fame, and now household names including The Courteeners, Blossoms and The 1975.
View detailsWythenshawe Campus Facilities At Wythenshawe campus you will find a wide range of facilities aimed at providing you with the perfect environment to become the next generation of industry excellence including: Brand new facilities for Animal Management including bespoke reptile and small animal care rooms and fantastic new outdoor animal pens A brand-new Hair and beauty salon fitted to industry standard A mock plane cabin which resembles a real life aircraft for Travel and Tourism students A professional restaurant run by students in our Centre of Excellence for Hospitality and Catering open for bookings twice a week Purpose built practical areas for automotive, construction and engineering.
View detailsTake every opportunity to work on your computing and IT skills and learn something new in this area. Digital literacy is viewed as the most valuable tool for lifelong learning. 2) Adaptability The way businesses operate is changing, and employees need to be flexible enough to be able to adapt with those changes.
View detailsThe conference will include pedagogical discussion and workshops, as well as debate on bigger themes in FE. In addition, it will help attendees consider new ideas and provide practical tools for use, whether they are sector leaders, experienced teachers or brand new to the profession.
View detailsIt also means that companies can draw on a much wider talent pool when recruiting new people. It’s my belief that maintaining a collaborative, flexible and inclusive approach in the months ahead will be vital to personal, professional and economic success.
View detailsThere was one stage where everywhere you’d go, all you could hear were Oasis, but I think we’ve gone beyond that now. Whenever I come back to Manchester I’ll see posters for loads of new bands and I hear new bands rehearsing in warehouse spaces and it doesn’t sound anything like what went before. I think that’s quite encouraging.
View detailsI’ve seen students who were too shy to answer questions in class grow in confidence over the course of a week, to the point where they could pitch their ideas to 20 th Century Fox professionals. “They learned so many new skills and gained unique knowledge they can apply to their course. They have also developed employability skills that will help with work experience.
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