Courses and qualifications

Training and development opportunities from the GC Education & Skills

Whether you’re looking to take your first steps into the world of work, want to retrain or improve your current skillset, the Growth Company Education & Skills offer a range of fully funded courses and training programmes – so you won’t have to pay a penny to boost your skills and your employment prospects.

GM Learning Provider Network

Across Greater Manchester there are a wide range of training providers who provide training programmes and employability skills to help you get back into work, or re-train. Take a look at the Greater Manchester Learner Network for a full list.

Digital skills

If you feel that you need to give your digital skills a boost, we can help you access two online platforms – iDEA and LearnMyWay – to help you do more digitally both in a personal and professional capacity.

LearnMyWay– visit https://www.learnmyway.com/user#!/register and enter centre number 8000579

iDEA – visit https://idea.org.uk/. To gain 2 points towards your Bronze Award and claim your GC Badge, click on ‘Have a badge code?’, enter GCiDEA11 and click redeem

Helping you achieve your goals

Through the dedicated Skills Support for Growth programme, you can access personalised support to help you realise your ambitions. Whether you need to work on your wellbeing, gain a qualification, or find employment or work experience opportunities, the friendly team can help you overcome whatever’s stopping you from doing whatever you want to do.