Greater Manchester Institute of Technology

As the lead further education partner in the Greater Manchester Institute of Technology (GMIoT), we work with prominent national and global employers to bring you the best higher technical education and qualifications.

Institutes of Technology are government-backed initiatives that provide high quality Level 4 and 5 technical qualifications to upskill students to meet employers’ needs. They specialise in the construction, engineering, computing, creative media and health sciences sectors.

Backed by £290 million government investment, they deliver the best in technical education. This means that as a University Centre student on a GMIoT course you’ll have a range of additional benefits including:

• Qualifications that are relevant – designed with and for industry partners.
• Workplace exposure, through specific partner employers allowing lots of networking opportunities.
• Getting to know large employers in the region, finding out about exciting career opportunities
• Access to state-of-the-art facilities, including simulation workplace facilities and high-tech equipment.
• Student mentoring and support to participate in WorldSkills and leading sector competitions.
• A network larger than one location – you’ll belong to the GMIoT community and have the same quality experience, at all partners.

Our Employer Partners include:

• GCHQ – National intelligence, security and cyber agency.
• Siemens – World leaders in designing and manufacturing digital and technology solutions.
• Laing O’Rourke – Major engineering and construction organisation.

Our Education Partners include:

• University of Salford
• Wigan & Leigh College
• Ada – National College for Digital Skills
• Bury College
• Tameside College.

GMIoT Courses:

Our technical and professional courses and qualifications are delivered as part of the GMIoT and include Higher National Certificates (HNCs) and Higher National Diplomas (HNDs), which are accredited by Pearson. Our foundation degrees and top-up degrees are accredited by the University of Lancashire.

They are as follows:

*Subject to approval