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Nail Technology course Ready to “polish” your skills and nail the art of perfection? The Level 3 Nail Technology course will help you develop a wide range of skills in the colourful world of manicure and pedicure treatments.
View detailsThe Manchester College takes part in ground-breaking Dyslexia project
The aims of the pilot are to: explore to what extent undiagnosed dyslexia impacts on students’ potential enhance and boost the academic performance of students with dyslexia explore assistive technologies to empower individuals to succeed in education and employment.
View detailsThe Manchester College and UCEN Manchester engage students with hate crime awareness campaign
Guests from local government and stakeholders from across the region attended, while College and UCEN Manchester students delivered a number of performances as part of the event. The College and UCEN Manchester have been using the #StudentsStandTogether hashtag on social media to engage students and partner organisations throughout the campaign.
View detailsCalling All Employers!
Talent pipeline: Your placement student could be a potential future employee and a 50-day placement is a great chance to get them invested in your company’s mission, values and brand and seeing how they perform day to day Upskilling current staff: Think you don’t have the capacity to host a learner? Why not upskill an existing member of staff by appointing them as student mentor and getting them to induct and monitor the young person, taking part in our assessment reviews – all good CPD opportunities Continuous support : If you’re hiring an apprentice, why not fill the time when they are away at college by offering an industry placement to cover those days.
View detailsNew city centre campus under construction
New city centre campus under construction - The Manchester College is pleased to announce construction has started on our new, state-of-the-art campus. LTE Group has appointed leading North West-based construction firm Willmott Dixon to build the campus in Manchester city centre for The Manchester College and our higher education provider, UCEN Manchester .
View detailsGreater Manchester’s universities and colleges announce plans to work more closely together
Our institutions contribute to the health and wellbeing of those in GM in many other ways, including our teaching hospitals and the training of healthcare professionals, research and training and supporting the mental health of our students. Our institutions also enrich the arts and cultural life of our city region through extensive community engagement activities and the provision of major cultural assets, including museums, theatres and music and arts venues.
View details‘Try, try, try’ – student’s gold medal joy at World Skills UK
This is Kirsty’s third competition success this academic year. She also won third prize for freehand nail art in the AHT regional finals and second in the national finals, competing in advanced nail design. Work as hard as you can. If you want it, you’ll get it.
View detailsAnimation student's Manchester Publicity Association Award
Katy commented: "Lily is creative, motivated, and incredibly resilient and has embraced wider opportunities. For example, she has produced animations for Starling, an arts-based charity for neurodivergent young people. She has also undertaken an industry placement with Kilogramme Animation and received glowing feedback from the award-winning studio."
View detailsThe Manchester College prepares for the ECFA Men’s Premier Cup Semi-Final
“We have relationships with a number of professional and semi-professional football clubs, so if our learners knuckle down, train hard and put in the required performances, there is a real chance they could be scouted and play football full-time.” Our College has three football teams competing in ECFA competitions and training takes place on three evenings each week.
View detailsStudents' achievements recognised at annual awards ceremony
Finalists got the chance to take two guests with them to the event, and throughout the night they were treated to delicious food and incredible student performances from the winners and runner-up in this year’s student talent competition. The night was expertly hosted The Manchester College’s Katrina Ahuja, a Level 1 Business student from our Harpurhey campus alongside JJ Lewis, an Acting student at the Arden School of Theatre, part of UCEN Manchester.
View detailsDegree Courses
Like other types of university-level courses, foundation degrees are split into two disciplines: arts (FdA) and sciences (FdSc). They usually take two years to complete when studying full-time, but they can also be done part-time.
View detailsCreative media students selected for London exhibition
Linda Keller (UAL Level 2 Diploma in Creative Media Production and Technology) and Will Seymour-Murphy (UAL Level 3 Diploma in Creative Media Production and Technology [Digital Art and Animation] travelled to London to see their work on show. Linda created a photography series about Manchester’s buskers and street artists.
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