Our ability to bring together experts from across our Group’s further education, higher education, prison education, professional development and apprenticeship provision is unique, providing us with a powerful source of diverse skillsets from which we can harness professional development opportunities for collective improvement.

Find out more about our  construction and engineering courses at The Manchester College , or  construction apprenticeships at Total People . Employers can visit the  Novus website  to learn more about working in partnership with Novus.

Drawing on the expertise and experience of its five business units, further education provider The Manchester College, higher education institute UCEN Manchester, justice system education provider Novus, apprenticeship provider Total People and professional development trainer MOL, the Group will build a holistic view of how education can help ensure women have the same opportunities as their male counterparts at all stages of life.

•    guaranteed inflation-based annual funding uplifts for all apprenticeships and AEB-funded provision to allow providers to continue offering high-quality training, while protecting Combined Authorities’ ability to adapt their own funding rates and rules to respond to regional need