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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 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 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 detailsFor more information on our ‘Exclusively Inclusive’ culture follow our Social Media channels during our #Inclusivity spotlight week, Friday 23 August – Friday 30 August, or head to the news section on our website.
View detailsWhether it’s through top-class technical education, basic skills or lifelong learning, we help people of all ages and backgrounds to make the most of their talents and ambitions. We’ve already had some great achievements this term - with many 16-18 learners passing short qualifications – and have held brilliant open events in the past month, with more to come, where we continue to enrol students.
View detailsPrincipal Lisa O’Loughlin commented: “We are proud and honoured to receive the Queen’s Anniversary Prize in recognition of the significant and positive contributions that The Manchester College makes to the Greater Manchester community through the provision of a high-quality technical education that prepares citizens of all ages for a successful and rewarding career. “To be recognised by Her Majesty the Queen with the most prestigious award for our sector is a truly outstanding achievement that acknowledges the high-quality education that we work relentlessly to deliver to raise aspirations and ensure that nobody is left behind as the city’s economy continues to go from strength to strength.
View detailsI’ve put a lot of hard work in and now I’ve just won the Student of the Year Award, it’s crazy when I think about.” Winners Greatest Achiever Award - Luke Whetham Most Inspiring Award - Lily Curbishley Rising Star Award - Efdon Kibreyesus Automotive, Construction, Engineering and Logistics Student of the Year – Arkaan Patel Business, Digital and Service Industries Student of the Year - Kaja Davies Creative Arts Student of the Year – Claire Owens ESOL Student of the Year - Oksana Boiko Foundation Learning Student of the Year - Jamie Caroll Learning Support Student of the Year - Joseph Mendy Sport, Public Services, Care Professions and Science Student of the Year - Emma-Louise Kirke The Manchester College Student of the Year – Sophie Colbeck.
View detailsTo learn more and view our hundreds of courses, click through to our course finder . Visit UCEN Manchester for higher education, ucenmanchester.ac.uk/ ; or Total People, the College’s apprenticeship partner, for apprenticeships and work-based learning courses: totalpeople.co.uk
View detailsThe former photography student only had 24 hours to prepare for the shoot and was given the chance to visit the place where Noel had written all the songs for the first two Oasis albums Definitely Maybe and What's the Story, Morning Glory.
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