Free three-week course to develop your skills - We've introduced a brand new course to help you develop essential skills in just three weeks! This programme covers a wide range of areas to get you started on your journey to an amazing career and will prepare you for a full-time course at The Manchester College, or to find a job through an apprenticeship.
View details“Each student worked to their strengths and took opportunities to push themselves to develop new skills and their confidence throughout. Their hard work paid off and students were praised for their high quality products and professionalism.
View detailsActivities include residentials, community work, work experience, CV development and much more. It’s a great opportunity to gain new skills, meet people and have fun while earning a highly regarded qualification. The course will include a five-day team-building experience designed to encourage participants to step out of their comfort zones.
View detailsIn Greater Manchester alone, there will be around 22,000 jobs in this sector by 2022, with over 3,000 new positions by the end of the decade, as businesses of all types rely on the expertise of graduates in this field. You could be doing what you’ve always dreamed of, by designing, building and coding games as a software developer, or you might want to hack systems as a paid job, protecting and securing the IT infrastructures of large businesses.
View detailsIn Manchester alone, tourism is worth around £7 billion to the economy, so there are plenty of local opportunities to work in this industry! With over a thousand new openings every year, it’s up to you whether you’d like to help others book their holidays as a travel agent, oversee the smooth running of a hotel as a manager, or even follow a career path in security and crowd control for large tourist events!
View detailsAndy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, discussed the new deal with students, College Principal, Lisa O’Loughlin, and representatives of Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) and Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) at the College’s Openshaw campus.
View detailsThere are also some key transferable skills which are important across all industries, and you may read or hear in the news discussions around skills gaps. Read our blog on Agile Employability , which looks at 5 of the transferable skills employers are looking for.
View details"We are beginners and some of us are older so it’s not as easy to learn a new language, but our tutors encourage, motivate us and are very patient." “When I arrived here I could only mime, I couldn’t speak a word of English.
View details“It’s especially pleasing to see the success of our T Level students. They took on a brand-new qualification with enthusiasm and tenacity, and now they’ve got their reward. I’d also like to thank our tutors and employer partners for their commitment to supporting our T Level students and making them a success.”
View detailsFacilities include a modern coffee shop serving Starbucks coffee, a restaurant, and a dedicated Library with both quiet and group study spaces. In September 2025, we opened brand new facilities for students in Business & Professional and Science in a new four story extension. Locations City Campus Manchester Got a question?
View detailsThe Students' Union drop-in sessions - Students at The Manchester College are invited to attend new fortnightly drop-in sessions with representatives of The Students' Union. The sessions will be held every two weeks until May 2020 in the designated SU area of each campus.
View detailsIt’s really exciting. I really wanted to be part of this event as it’s a new experience for me and it might be encouraging for the students to be heard.
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