Located across England, Institutes of Technology (loTs) are a national network of experienced colleges, universities and leading industry employers. Backed by £290 million government investment in state-of-the-art facilities and technology. Each IoT focuses on one or more specialisms in STEM-based subjects, specialising in Higher Technical Qualifications (HTQs), Levels 4 and 5 (HNC/HND), Professional training and Higher Apprenticeships.

Tameside College is proud to be a core further education partner in the Greater Manchester Institute of Technology (GMIoT).

Institutes of Technology (IoTs) offer students clear pathways to technical employment, with industry input ensuring that skills gaps are addressed. The GMIoT will operate on a hub and spoke model, with the University of Salford as the lead partner.

It will provide state-of-the-art training facilities to help address the skills gap in key sectors such as engineering, computing, and construction. 

The University of Salford has launched its new Greater Manchester Institute of Technology (GMIoT) building on its Peel Park campus. The new £14.3m centre will be home to the University’s higher-level technical skills courses, and underlines its commitment to maximising skills and employment opportunities for local people in Salford and Greater Manchester.  It will be a hub for all IoT partners, welcoming learners from Tameside College as an education partner, offering hands-on learning spaces, digital labs, VR hubs, workshops and studios

GCHQ is a world-leading intelligence, cyber and security agency with a mission to keep the UK safe, Embarking on a once in a generation undertaking in Manchester and the North West, granted signficiant investment to accomodate workforce growth by 2030. The plan is to create a GCHQ where everyone, whatever their start in life, can join, thrive and give back to communites that they serve.

Over the past two years, GCHQ have involved over 600 students across Greater Manchester. Working with schools, colleges and university students through partnerships with industry and academic acros the North West region to grow and sustain our diverse talent pipelines. 

GCHQ's partnership with GMIoT will offer software engineering apprenticeships, analyst development programmes and university placements for students from diverse, underrepresented backgrounds.

"To truly protect the nation, we must reflect the nation".

Laing O'Rourke is an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK.

With over 150 years of expertise, its highly-trained peope understand the challenges of modern construction and combining purposeful technology, wielding innovations like digital engineering and AI for powerful results.

Laing O'Rourke has delivered a number of high profile projects for Manchester Metrolink, Manchester Airports Group and Manchester University.  Community engagement is a vital aspect of its work. Ensuring each project leaves a lasting social legacy, whether that's supporting people with barriers to employment, providing jobs, apprenticeships and work placements in the region.

Siemens employs upto 11,000 people in Great Britain and Ireland.  Since 2019 Siemens flagship building at Didsbury, Manchester has been designated the company's UK Head Office.

Siemens are a technology focused on industry, infrastructure, transport and healthcare.  From more resource-efficient factories, resilient supply chains and smarter buildings/grids, to sustainable transportation as well as advanced healthcare.

"Innovating 'technology with purpose' is at th core of Siemens' global strategy, and we have long been a supporter of industry, innovation, skills and manufacturing in the North West.

The GMIoT will play an important role in helping people upskill and reskill in areas where employer demand is high." - Geht Rohrmann MSc MIET, Training and Development Manager, People & Organisation

As a strategic partner of the Greater Manchester Institute of Technology, the BBC will play an integral role in delivering high-quality vocational training and degree-level apprenticeships, providing new pathways into the creative media, engineering and digital technology sectors.  Through this partnership, the BBC will support curriculum development and engage in outreach to inspire a diverse range of learners to pursue careers in media and technology.

The BBC's strong presence in Greater Manchester and its commitment to investing in the regional skills pipeline make it a key player in the region's future workforce, supporting GMIoT's mission to provide learners with industry-relevant, work-ready skills.

"The BBC in Greater Manchester is a digital powerhouse, home to many of our technology, engineering and creative operations staff and to some of the BBC's biggest digital media products.  We are growing in our bases outside London, and Salford is a thriving centre of content, people and innovation." - Tim Sargeant, Head of Production Workflows and Systems at BBC Technology Group