Education and training are engrained in our Group’s DNA. For over two centuries we’ve been supporting people to gain the skills they need to transform their lives and unlock opportunity.
Our family tree can be traced back to humble beginnings as a Sunday School in East Manchester. We’ve grown a lot since then but our commitment to helping people reach their potential remains at the heart of everything we do.
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1820
St John’s Sunday School in Manchester is formed.
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1950's
Delivery of technical education starts at St John’s at the same time as Openshaw Technical College open their doors for the first time.
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1984
Manchester Open Learning is formed, delivering management qualifications for professionals. It will later become MOL.
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1993
The South Manchester College becomes City College Manchester. City College Manchester begins providing quality education and training at HMP Manchester.
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2001
Apprenticeship provider Total People is founded. Initially working in Cheshire, it soon begins offering apprenticeships and work-based learning across the Northwest.
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2015
To give a renewed focus to apprenticeships independent training provider Total People is acquired by The Manchester College. This creates a specialist apprenticeship provision.
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2016
The LTE Group is formed creating the first integrated education and skills group of its kind. Our family consists of The Manchester College, Novus, Total People and MOL.
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2018
To give greater focus to our higher education offer we create UCEN Manchester, a dedicated higher education institution which offers practical degree-level courses that will lead straight to a career.
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2020
LTE Group invests £95M in creating a City Campus Manchester, a state-of-the-art facility in the heart of Manchester. Opened in 2022 the campus is home to students of The Manchester College and UCEN Manchester.
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2023
LTE Group secures funding to extend the City Campus providing additional facilities which will open in 2025.
