A new careers and apprenticeships service for young people, the Greater Manchester Apprenticeships and Careers Service (GMACS), has launched, advertising job opportunities and providing tools and information on planning career paths for the future. Young people from age 11 into adulthood will … [Read more...]
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Stockport nursery group acquired by competitor
Nursery group Kids Planet has become the third biggest group in the UK, after acquiring Stockport-based Kids Allowed. Kids Planet operates 44 nurseries across the UK, including two sites in Stockport, and Kids Allowed operates eight nurseries, including two in the town. Following the … [Read more...]
Stockport College Director shortlisted for WorldSkills award
It's been revealed that Stockport College Director of Adult and Community Learning, Joan Scott, has been shortlisted for the WorldSkills Unsung Hero award. The most outstanding individuals and institutions that the FE sector has to offer are recognised by the Times Educational Supplement - Tes - … [Read more...]
£1.9 million apprenticeship support benefits Greater Manchester small businesses
Since March 2019, Greater Manchester based small businesses have benefited from a £1.9 million apprenticeship support package launched last year, with 186 businesses receiving £3000 grants from Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA). Support from GMCA has focused on incentivising small … [Read more...]
Students prepare to grill politicians at Stockport Question Time event
Some of Stockport and Greater Manchester’s leading politicians will face questions from Stockport College and Trafford College students and apprentices at a Question Time event at Stockport Town Hall. The event will give students the opportunity to debate with those in decision making positions, … [Read more...]
Devolved Adult Education Budget supports 29,000 Greater Manchester residents
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority’s (GMCA) Adult Education Budget has supported over 29,000 Greater Manchester residents since launching in August 2019. The Adult Education Budget is a pot of £92 million which the GMCA has used to support Greater Manchester residents to access education … [Read more...]
Stockport College Director named Vice President of Stockport Business Group
Stockport College Director of Apprenticeships, Jane Keys, has been named as Vice President of Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce’s (GMCC) Stockport Business Group, stepping up the college’s ambitions to collaborate with businesses in the region. Jane Keys was selected from five candidates for … [Read more...]
Student leaders address climate change
Students from Trafford College Group’s three campuses, including Stockport, came together with the GMCA’s Head of Natural Environment, Sam Evans, to address the issue of climate change. Students from the colleges’ youth social action groups, including The Green College Assembly and the Equalities … [Read more...]
Priestnall School in Stockport are Manchester Airport’s Dragons’ Den champions
A group of six pupils from Priestnall School, Stockport are celebrating after securing the first prize in Manchester Airport’s annual Dragons’ Den competition for aspiring entrepreneurs. The Year 10 team’s Manchester worker bee tote bags, Christmas cards and badges impressed a panel of … [Read more...]
Stockport College bridges gender divide in joinery apprenticeships
Stockport College is working to close the gender gap in joinery apprenticeships and is providing Stockport Homes’ repair service with its first female joiners. Two young women, Jenny Cooper and Gabriela Bohajczuk, were top picks from 34 applicants for Stockport Homes apprenticeships, because of … [Read more...]
Educational equality gap closing in Greater Manchester
Department of Education figures released this week show that Greater Manchester has closed the educational equality gap between the most disadvantaged children in the city-region, and the rest of the country thanks to reforms of the local early years services. 56% of children from disadvantaged … [Read more...]
Agreement signed to reduce region’s STEM skills gap
Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, signed an agreement with the Science and Industry Museum to work together on reducing the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) skills gap in the region, in line with the GMCA’s Local Industrial Strategy. The agreement was signed by … [Read more...]
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