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Greater Manchester Learning Provider Network Joins Workforce Digital Skills Charter to Help Close UK’s Digital Skills Gap

Greater Manchester Learning Provider Network Joins Workforce Digital Skills Charter to Help Close UK’s Digital Skills Gap

We are proud to announce that we have joined the Workforce Digital Skills Charter, a major initiative led by FutureDotNow to tackle the essential digital skills gap among working-age adults in the UK. The Charter unites employers around a shared mission: to close the critical digital skills gap and build a future-fit workforce. With nearly…

GMLPN25: Greater Manchester Learning Provider Network Launches Year-Long Celebrations to Mark 25th Anniversary!

GMLPN25: Greater Manchester Learning Provider Network Launches Year-Long Celebrations to Mark 25th Anniversary!

The Greater Manchester Learning Provider Network (GMLPN) is proud to announce the launch of GMLPN25, a year-long campaign of celebration, reflection, and future-focused activity across 2026, marking 25 years of championing learning, skills, and collaboration across Greater Manchester. Founded in 2001, GMLPN has spent a quarter of a century supporting training providers, strengthening partnerships, and…

Future Fit Training Joins Greater Manchester Learning Provider Network (GMLPN)

Future Fit Training Joins Greater Manchester Learning Provider Network (GMLPN)

Future Fit Training, a leading training provider, has joined GMLPN. Future Fit is a forward-thinking training provider committed to shaping the future of health, fitness, and wellbeing education. With a focus on innovation, accessibility, and high-quality learning experiences, the company continues to equip professionals with the skills needed to thrive in an ever-evolving industry. From…

GMLPN Launches 2024/25 Annual Report: Driving Skills, Collaboration, and Opportunity Across the City-Region

GMLPN Launches 2024/25 Annual Report: Driving Skills, Collaboration, and Opportunity Across the City-Region

The Greater Manchester Learning Provider Network (GMLPN) has today published its 2024/25 Annual Report, showcasing a year of growth, collaboration, and impact across the Further Education and Skills sector in Greater Manchester. For almost 25 years, GMLPN has championed vocational and technical education. This year’s report reflects a period of significant change and challenge, including…

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Blueprint Education Services Joins Greater Manchester Learning Provider Network (GMLPN)

Blueprint Education Services, a leading education consultancy, has joined GMLPN. Blueprint Education Services is a UK-based specialist data management company that works across the education and skills sector. Founded in 2017 by a team of senior educationalists with over a century of combined experience, the company offers bespoke data management solutions to support learning-providers to…

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Kate Day Appointed Chair of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Exchange Group

The Greater Manchester Learning Provider Network (GMLPN), in partnership with Manchester: A UNESCO City of Lifelong Learning, is pleased to announce the appointment of Kate Day, Director of Operations at DH Associates Ltd, as the new Chair of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Exchange. GMLPN Exchanges are a collaborative initiative designed to bring together education…

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Greater Manchester Learning Provider Network sign up for the Apprenticeships Work campaign

Apprenticeships Work is the Edge Foundation’s new campaign aimed at increasing apprenticeship opportunities within small businesses- helping to unlock potential and drive local economic growth. SMEs make up 99.8% of UK businesses and 60% of jobs, playing a vital role in offering apprenticeships to young people, particularly outside major cities. However, since the introduction of…

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The King’s Trust Joins Greater Manchester Learning Provider Network (GMLPN)

The King’s Trust, a UK-based youth charity, has joined GMLPN. The King’s Trust is a UK-based youth charity dedicated to helping young people aged 11 to 30 who face adversity or disadvantage. They offer a wide range of funded courses, personal mentorship, and life-skills training to support young people in gaining confidence, improving their education,…

Zack Grimes Appointed Chair of the GMLPN Business Development Exchange

Zack Grimes Appointed Chair of the GMLPN Business Development Exchange

The Greater Manchester Learning Provider Network (GMLPN), in collaboration with Manchester: A UNESCO City of Lifelong Learning, is proud to announce the appointment of Zack Grimes, Co-Founder/ Director at MarCommed, as the new Chair of the Business Development Exchange Group. The GMLPN Business Development Exchange is a professional network that brings together training providers, colleges,…

Dovetail & Slate

Dovetail & Slate Joins Greater Manchester Learning Provider Network (GMLPN)

Dovetail & Slate, one of the fastest growing education recruitment companies in the UK, has joined GMLPN. Dovetail & Slate is a UK-wide education recruitment specialist, placing high-quality teaching, lecturing and support staff across all education sectors including primary, secondary, further education, higher education, independent schools and prison education. Driven by the belief that “education…

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