Get ready for your next steps

Don’t worry, we’ve got you. 

Your Achievement Tutor / Personal Tutor and the Student Careers Service are always on hand to provide information, advice and guidance on your future career. 

Speak to our Student Careers Service by emailing Careers&Welfare@tmc.ac.uk 

Need some inspiration? 

Here are just a few of your options: 

• Progress on to the next level of study or onto your second year - Read the "Returning to study with us?" section. 

• Apply to study a T Level or T Level Transition Programme - Find out more about T Levels 

• Make a change and study a different course or subject area - Find out about all of our subject areas 

• Apply to study for a degree with our higher education partner UCEN Manchester - Learn more about UCEN Manchester  

• Progress into employment or an apprenticeship - Speak to Student Careers Service  

• Want to research Labour Market Information, courses or job opportunities? Visit our to Career Paths For Manchester College Students page here. 

There are some key dates you’ll need to be aware of and few things you’ll need to do before you re-join us in September. 

Planning for your future 

From October 

Progression reviews are your opportunity to discuss your next steps and plans for the future. 

The reviews take place in your 1-1 with your Achievement Tutor / Personal Tutor and you’ll need to let them know what you’re thinking of doing in September and whether you’re progressing to the next level of study, changing to study a different subject or course, joining UCEN Manchester or another higher education institution, or moving into employment or an apprenticeship.

You can start researching your options by going to visiting our Careers and Jobs page where you will find information on course options and employment opportunities.

In addition, if you are Year 13 (17 or turning 18) you should be booking your mandatory careers appointment with the Careers Service. 
 

If you’ve told your Achievement Tutor / Personal Tutor you’d like to study a different subject area then your new subject area will be in touch. They’ll provide you with more information about the area and course you’d like to study and invite you to any interviews, auditions or taster days you'll need to attend.

Congratulations on securing your progression to your next programme of study.

Below are the details of the next steps you need to take to activate your enrolment, as well as information for your new programme of study.

Next steps

The Apply and Enrolment Portal will open in August, and you need to undertake the steps below:

Step 1 – Logging on

Log on to the Apply and Enrolment Portal. You will need to log in using your college credentials.

Step 2 – Your home page

Once you have successfully logged in to the Portal, the homepage will show you any outstanding actions you have to complete, these are identified with a red exclamation mark.

Step 3 - Get Ready to Study

You will need to click the ‘Get Ready’ button, check the following sections and add or update the mandatory fields.

Click here to view a guide on how to complete your “Get Ready for Study” enrolment

Once you have completed all sections you will see a confirmation tile which confirms ‘We’ve got your info’ and the start date for your course.

Step 4 - Book an Enrolment Appointment

After completing the Get Ready to Study enrolment form, you will be required to book an appointment to attend site to complete your enrolment. 

Step 5 - Attend campus during your booked appointment time to complete enrolment 

During this time you will follow the enrolment journey on site to complete your enrolment with the curriculum team.

Step 6 - Signing your Learning Agreement

Your Learning Agreement will be available to sign after you have completed enrolment, this will be completed on site, prior to leaving. If you need to collect a new lanyard or ID badge, this can also be completed.

Step 7 - Accessing Student Hub

Once you’ve signed your Learner Agreement, you will receive a further communication within 48 hours to remind you on how to access the Student Hub, and any relevant information which you will require for the start of your course, such as your timetable.

Once again, thank you for re-enrolling at The Manchester College and we can’t wait to welcome you back! If you have any questions in the meantime or you experience any problems with the system, please contact us at enquiries@tmc.ac.uk or call us on 03333 222 444.

Congratulations on progressing onto your new course with The Manchester College. The Apply and Enrolment Portal is now open, please follow the steps below to enrol onto your course for next year:

Step 1: Log onto the portal

Log onto the Apply and Enrolment Portal at https://apply.tmc.ac.uk/ using your previous college credentials.

Step 2: Outstanding actions

Once you have successfully logged on to the portal, the homepage will show you any outstanding actions you have to complete which are identified with a red exclamation mark.

Step 3: Get ready to study

Click the ‘Get Ready’ button, check all the sections and add or update any information needed.

Once you have completed all the sections you will see a confirmation that ‘We’ve got your info’ and the start date of for your course.

Step 4: Book an Enrolment Appointment

After completing the Get Ready to Study enrolment form, you will be required to book an appointment to attend site to complete your enrolment.

Step 5: Attend campus during your booked appointment time to complete enrolment

During this time you will follow the enrolment journey on site to complete your enrolment with the curriculum team. You will also complete the fee-assessment for your course with the Enrolment Administration team.
 
Please note: if your fee-assessment is not completed, you will not be able to continue on to sign your Learning Agreement. This will not prevent you from progressing to your chosen course, it just means you will not be a fully enrolled student and you’ll be unable to have full access to the college system until your fees and funding are fully in place. If you have been asked to provide evidence to support fee remission, you must provide this as quickly as possible to avoid delays in your enrolment. Bank details may be required upon enrolment if evidence is not in place.

Step 6: Signing your Learning Agreement

Your Learning Agreement will be available to sign after you have completed enrolment, this will be completed on site, prior to leaving. If you need to collect a new lanyard or ID badge, this can also be completed.

Stage 7: Accessing the Student Hub 

Once you’ve signed your Learning Agreement, you will receive a further communication within 48 hours to remind you on how to access the Student Hub, and any relevant information which you will need for the start of your course, such as your timetable.

If you have any questions in the meantime or you experience any problems with the system, please contact us at enquiries@tmc.ac.uk or call us on 03333 222 444.

Thank you for re-enrolling at The Manchester College, we can’t wait to welcome you back!

There are some key dates you’ll need to be aware of and few things you’ll need to do before you re-join us in September to study our brand-new T Levels or T Level Transition Programmes. 

Step 1 – Progression Reviews 

Progression reviews are your opportunity to discuss your next steps and plans for the future. 

The reviews take place in your 1-1 with your Achievement Tutor / Personal Tutor and, if you want to study a T Level, you’ll need to let them know. 

Not told them you want to study a T Level or changed your mind and now want to study a T Level? 

Speak to your Achievement Tutor / Personal Tutor or Student Careers Service to find out your options. 

Step 2 - Pre-enrol 

May - June 

With enrolment just around the corner, we’ll be in touch to give you further information about what you need to do before you complete your enrolment onto a T Level or T Level Transition Programme for September. 

Keep an eye on your Apply Portal for actions you need to take. 

Step 3 - Jump Start Programme 

Early July 

Attendance and successful completion of our Jump Start to T Levels programme is part of the entry requirements for T Levels and T Level Transition Programmes. 

They also give you the opportunity to get a taster of your course, demonstrate your talent and potential and meet your tutors and fellow students. 

Details on the Jump Start programmes will be emailed to you in due course - please keep an eye out for them. 

Step 4 - Enrol 

July - September 

It’s time to enrol onto your T Level or T Level Transition Programme! We’ll contact you again to let you know you can now enrol online via the Apply Portal and secure your place for next year! 

Congratulations, we’re delighted you’re taking the next step to get the career you want. 

Don't forget, if you ever need to return to education in future to upskill or progress further in your career, we've got you.  

Our Centre of Excellence for Adult Education offers a wide range of courses for adults over the age of 19+ or you can study for a degree-level qualification with our higher education partner UCEN Manchester. 

Good luck with everything in future. 

We are excited to introduce the Accelerator Award, a brand-new incentive supporting students at The Manchester College to progress onto degree level study at UCEN Manchester. 

The Accelerator Award will see any student who successfully progress from the College to enrol on select courses in September 2022 at UCEN Manchester, receive £1000 cashback during their first year of study, subject to good attendance and progress. 

Eligible courses for the Accelerator Award 

• BA (Hons) Game Art and VFX 
• BA (Hons) Graphic Design & Branding 
• BA (Hons) Design for Digital Media (D4DM) 
• HND Art and Design Fashion 
• BA (Hons) Photography and Social Practice 
• FdSc Exercise, Physical Activity & Health 
• FdSc Sport Science: Strength & Conditioning 
• FdSc Sports Coaching 
• HTQ HND Computing 
• FdSc Computer Network Engineering 
• FdSc Computer Network Security 
• FdSc Software Development 
• HNC Construction Built Environment. 

We will, of course, continue to support all students from the College to progress to UCEN Manchester by offering them the Achiever Award if they enrol onto any other course with UCEN Manchester. Where students receive the Accelerator Award, however, they will not be entitled to receive the Achiever Award as well. 

Whether you want to become a nurse or healthcare worker, set up your own thriving business, become a chef and cook-up a storm in the kitchen or get a career in a huge number of other industries, your journey with The Manchester College doesn’t stop once you’ve finished your ESOL programme. 

Take a look at the huge range of the qualifications you can progress onto at The Manchester College, learn what careers you can progress onto and take your next step today: 

ESOL Progression

Not sure on your career choices and what options you have at this stage or any point during your time with us? Or need support with anything? 

Speak to our Student Careers Service by emailing Careers&Welfare@tmc.ac.uk.