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GMLPN Seeks Strategic Partnerships & Policy Consultant to Support Next Phase of Growth
Greater Manchester Learning Provider Network (GMLPN) is seeking an experienced Strategic Partnerships & Policy Consultant to support the organisation during a period of maternity cover from October 2026. As GMLPN continues to champion collaboration across Greater Manchester’s post-16 education, skills and employment sector, this consultancy opportunity offers a unique chance to help shape the…
Partnership Manager Secondment Opportunity
Partnership Manager Secondment Opportunity at GMLPN Greater Manchester Learning Provider Network (GMLPN) is delighted to announce an exciting opportunity for a Partnership Manager to join the team on a 12-month maternity cover basis from October 2026. This role is primarily being offered as a secondment opportunity, providing an excellent professional development experience for individuals looking…
GMLPN25: Impact & Collaboration – Zack Grimes
Reflections from Zack Grimes of ZGMC and chair of the GMLPN Business Development Exchange Connection over competition: why collaboration is the engine of Greater Manchester’s skills system The post-16 education and skills sector has rarely faced a landscape this fast-moving or this competitive. Providers are constantly balancing shifting policy, evolving employer demands, funding pressures, and…
International Business College Manchester (IBCM) Joins Greater Manchester Learning Provider Network
Greater Manchester Learning Provider Network (GMLPN) is delighted to welcome International Business College Manchester Limited (IBCM) as a new member of the network. Based in the heart of Piccadilly, Manchester, IBCM is an international college dedicated to equipping learners with the knowledge, skills and experience needed to succeed in high-demand industries. The College provides a…
The GM Skills Awards 2026 Winners Announced
The GM Skills Awards 2026 took place on Thursday 2 July at The Sheridan Suite, Manchester, bringing together apprentices, learners, employers, training providers and partners to celebrate outstanding achievements across the Further Education and Skills sector, hosted by Chris Maguire. The event highlighted the strength of collaboration across Greater Manchester, showcasing the valued partnership between the Greater Manchester Learning Provider Network (GMLPN)…
Where It All Began – Wigan & Leigh College
Arriving at Wigan and Leigh College back in 2015, GMLPN may not have been new to the college but it was definitely new to me. At that time competition trumped collaboration, devo-Manc was still being shaped and the skills landscape was going through its usual turbulence with the added spice of area review. I thought…
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