On 22 May 2026, GMLPN hosted a webinar with Navigate exploring how FE providers can better understand Ofsted’s new Report Card framework. Here are the key takeaways. A New Inspection Model Ofsted has shifted to a multi-area Report Card with a five-point scale (Exceptional to Urgent Improvement), alongside: Providers start at ‘Expected Standard’ and must…
The Growth Company Reflects on 25 Years of GMLPN The Growth Company (GC) has been a member of the Greater Manchester Learning Provider Network (GMLPN) from the early stages of the Network, playing a long-standing role in shaping the region’s skills landscape. Joining the Network provided GC with an opportunity to collaborate with other training…
Body: Greater Manchester Learning Provider Network (GMLPN) is pleased to welcome CodeYourFuture as a new Community Member, further strengthening the network’s commitment to inclusive skills development and widening access to opportunity. CodeYourFuture is a UK-based non-profit organisation delivering free coding and digital skills training to refugees, asylum seekers and individuals from low-income or disadvantaged backgrounds….
The Greater Manchester Learning Provider Network (GMLPN) is celebrating 25 years of collaboration, innovation and impact in the region’s skills and employment landscape. Founded in 2001 as a small, informal group of training providers, GMLPN has grown into a thriving network of over 140 members, bringing together colleges, training providers, universities, employers and community organisations….
The Greater Manchester Learning Provider Network (GMLPN) is pleased to welcome Skills and Education Group as a member of the network, strengthening collaboration across education, training and skills provision in Greater Manchester. Skills and Education Group is a national organisation with a long‑standing commitment to improving lives through education and skills development. Working across qualifications,…
CogniSoft is a leading provider of Case and Learner Management systems, dedicated to the Employability and Skills sector for over 40 years. Our work is rooted in the firm belief that everyone, regardless of background or individual circumstances, deserves equal access to meaningful career and skills opportunities. We have developed a deep, intuitive understanding of…
Tameside College has been a proud member of the Greater Manchester Learning Provider Network for many years, our involvement has always been rooted in a simple but powerful principle: collaboration drives quality. We first joined the Network to ensure that we were not operating in isolation but instead contributing to and learning from a collective…
When I think back to where my journey with GMLPN began, it takes me right back to over 23 years ago, in the early years of my career in Further Education. At that time, I was undertaking a business development Return on Investment (ROI) programme alongside other providers across the region, created by the network….
We first joined 25 years ago before I was Chief Executive, following a poor Ofsted result. I remember going to the meetings at the Lancashire Health & Racquets Club with the then CEO. Prior to that – I think we had been more inward looking. It was brilliant to meet so many like-minded people facing…
GMLPN has been an integral part of my and Damar’s journey since we bought the business from its founder in May 2006. I remember meeting Mark Currie (already GMLPN chair), bemused about the sector and what I had taken on. Since then, he and others in the network have been a constant source of guidance…
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