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The Manchester College has a long-established track record of delivering exceptional vocational and technical training that helps people across Greater Manchester develop the skills they need for a future career. We have developed a wide variety of partnerships with employers and businesses and our connections with industry play a critical role in shaping our offering and provide students with invaluable work placement opportunities including short and long term placements. In our Industry Excellence Academy we prepare our students to become the next generation of industry excellence, providing them with courses that are co-developed and co-delivered with employer partners. This high level of industry input ensures that our students develop the skills employers need – and want – their future workforce to have. The Manchester College is both rated Good by Ofsted in all areas and is the number one further education college for overall achievement in Greater Manchester. For more information about any of The Manchester College’s services for employers, contact our enquiries team: T: 03333 222 444 E: enquiries@tmc.ac.uk or Fill out our online enquiry form: http://www.tmc.ac.uk/contact

Barnsley College is a large tertiary college serving Barnsley and the surrounding areas. The College has three brands - Barnsley College, Barnsley Sixth Form College and Barnsley College Higher Education. Offering vocational courses, A Levels, Apprenticeships, T Levels, Higher Education and part-time courses, the College has more than 9,000 students and over 700 staff. Barnsley College was recognised as Outstanding by Ofsted in its inspection in March 2022. Vision • Transforming Lives Purpose To ensure that all our students: • Have a great time • Achieve their aims • And progress to work or higher education Our Values • Aspirational - courage to shape a better future. • Supportive - encouraging, compassionate and understanding. • Caring - hearts and minds. • Respectful - inclusive. • Genuine - be clear, be real. Strategic Priorities Our strategic priorities provide a roadmap for us on the journey to achieving our vision of transforming lives. The priorities represent areas where our resources and time will be focused to ensure our students, staff and stakeholders get the best out of Barnsley College. • Quality • Reputation • Sustainability

Nottingham College is one of the largest FE colleges in the UK with 10 campuses spread across the city, all centres of excellence, that specialise in particular curriculum areas. We cater for over 40,000 students, employ 1,500 staff and work with over 6,000 local, regional and national employers. In late 2020 we added the brand new state-of-the-art city centre based 'City Hub' to our campus estate. The City Hub offers new facilities and resources for our students and provides community facilities such as a new training restaurant, café and performing arts centre. The College aims to more that just a place where you come to study, gain a qualification and then leave. It is a centre of excellence for teaching and learning. A place where careers are made, where our students are given every opportunity to develop a full range of skills for the workplace and a place where you are introduced to your future employers. Find out more about what we can do for you today at www.nottinghamcollege.ac.uk