An adult learner at Bury College University Centre recently celebrated a huge achievement, marking a significant step on their journey towards their dream career.
Further Education Innovation Fund (2024/2025 – 2025/2026)
The Further Education Innovation Fund (FEIF) aims to build capacities and capabilities within Further Education Colleges, to engage and support local employers in identifying starting points to build their innovation journey, prioritising businesses within the frontier sectors identified on the local industrial strategy.
This will be supported through creation of Innovation Centres, each with a dedicated team to engage directly with businesses and support adoption of innovation. These innovation practitioners within the centres will help businesses understand how to adopt new technologies, processes, and business models to grow their businesses.
Active Travel (2023 – 2025)
This project, funded by Bury Council supports the delivery of training to college students on the new crossings in Bury town centre, with the aim that as a result of the training, students feel more confident using the new crossings.
Training focuses on those walking to the College, including those who arrive at the Interchange on Bus / Tram, and includes those who to cycle to the College.
This supports Bury Council’s Let’s Do It Strategy, including by linking to ambitions on getting out and getting active; and getting around without driving.
Initially training focusses on Foundation Studies students, enabling them to explore our local community safely.
Centre for Digital Innovation (2024)
Bury College is proud to host a Digital Innovation Roadshow as part of the Centres for Digital Innovation (CDI) project. The CDI aims to accelerate new product adoption and diffusion of emerging technologies, resulting in a fairer and more prosperous Greater Manchester, where everyone is part of the innovation ecosystem.
Bury College focussed on Digital Health, hosting one roadshow in 2024, and welcomed guest speakers from Lancaster University, Metaverse and a guest panel which included speakers from the NHS Northern Care Alliance and Bury College industry experienced teaching professionals. The roadshow was attended by a diverse audience including those from local care homes, and community care teams, local Council and business development networks.
Multiply - Enhanced Level 2 Support (2023 - 2025)
This project aims to support Greater Manchester residents aged 19+ who have enrolled on a Level 2 Maths course to achieve their qualification.
Skills Injection Fund (SIF) 1 & 2 (2023-2024)
This project supports further education providers to build and create additional capacity to grow high quality provision and raise the prestige of approved Higher Technical Qualifications amongst learners and employers.
SIF 2 – The Bury College proposal focuses on the Creative and Design, Care Services and Protective Services areas, including development of three new Higher Technical Qualifications to be delivered from September 2025:
- Level 4 HNC/HTQ Graphic Design
- Level 4 HNC/HTQ Social and Community Work
- Level 4 HNC/HTQ Public Services
SIF 1 – The Bury College proposal focuses on the Digital, Business and Administration and Engineering and Manufacturing areas, including development of three new Higher Technical Qualifications to be delivered from September 2024:
- Level 4 HNC/HTQ Digital Technologies
- Level 4 HNC/ HTQ Associate Project Manager (Leadership and Management)
- Level 4 HNC/HTQ Engineering Manufacturing Technologies
LSIF – Local Skills Improvement Fund (2023 – 2025)
The Local Skills Improvement Fund (LSIF) is designed to enable further education providers across a geographic area to respond collectively to the priorities in the local Skills Improvement Plans (LSIPs).
The LSIF will:
- Provide investment in new facilities and equipment
- Fund the delivery and development of new courses and curriculum
- Support excellence in college leadership, governance and teaching to create a sustainable approach to addressing local skill needs, particularly at levels 3 to 5
Bury College has received funding to support investment in new equipment, refurbishment of learning environments and development new courses within Health and Construction.
Teacher Mentoring Programme in the FE Sector (2024 & 2025)
The Teacher Mentoring Programme is a DfE funded initiative delivering on the Skills for Jobs White Paper which is committed to provide effective support to new teachers moving into the further education and training sector by enabling access to mentoring support and training.
This project allows mentors to complete high quality mentoring training to support early career teachers to develop and progress within the sector to improve the retention of new teachers entering the Further Education and Training sector.
Up to five mentors will engage in a blended learning programme for ‘new’ and ‘advanced’ mentors which will equip participants with the skills and knowledge needed to mentor early career teachers within their organisation.
Taking Teaching Further Round 8 (2025 – 2027), Round 7 (2024 – 2026) & Round 6 (2023 – 2025)
Taking Teaching Further (TTF) provides funding to support FE providers to recruit and provide early career support to those with the relevant knowledge and industry experience to retain as FE teachers.
TTF is a two-year programme, with funding available to be used to cover the cost of a teaching qualification (minimum of a Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training), providing the recruit with mentoring support, and to allow the recruit to have a reduced teaching timetable by covering the cost of backfilling.
Funding is also available to support recruits who will teach the core skills that underpin good technical education (English and maths), and for recruits who will provide support to students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
Recently Completed Projects
Multiply - Enhanced Level 2 Support (2023)
The Enhanced Level 2 Support project aims to support Greater Manchester residents aged 19+ who have already engaged and enrolled on a Level 2 Maths course to achieve their qualification.
Trauma Informed College (2022)
This proposal is to support Bury College to become a mentally healthy place for all. Achieved through delivering training to the whole college, so that it provides a basis for cultural change, and where the wellbeing of all is given sufficiently high priority. Will involve working in partnership with specialist training provider Beyond Psychology.
The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Activity Fund (2022-2023)
This project will support 50 young people with learning difficulties / disabilities and who live in disadvantaged areas of Bury with access to a series of community-based sport and leisure activities that will provide new opportunities for them to experience.
Strategic Development Fund (2022-2023)
This project is to support the Construction sector through development and piloting of a short course in collaboration with employers that is designed to address upskilling in key areas and support innovation in the sector.
16-19 Tuition Fund (2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23)
This funding has been awarded to support Bury College in organising and delivering small group tuition for students aged 16 to 19 in English, Mathematics and other subjects that have been disrupted, arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes vocational and/or academic learning.
Capacity and Delivery Fund (2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23)
This funding has been awarded to support Bury College in securing genuine and meaningful industry placements for college students. This includes activities such as:
- Employer engagement activities
- Student preparation activities
- Alignment between curriculum planning and industry placement provision
- Development of matching processes for appropriate student placements
Taking Teaching Further (Round 4 and 5 – 2021-2023)
The Taking Teaching Further programme is a national initiative to attract experienced industry professionals, with technical knowledge and skills, to work in Further Education.
Round 4 and 5 funding is to support trainee teaching across the following:
- Obtaining a Teaching Qualification
- Detailed Support, e.g. through Work Shadowing
- Reduced Teaching Workload in first year
Sport England Toyota Parasport (2021-2022)
This round of Parasport funding is to support Bury College in increasing the number of young people aged 14-25 with a learning disability or difficulty, to play sport. Building on the previous year's funding, this project seeks to link students with a range of activities available in the community, including angling, zumba/dance, swimming and adaptive football. There is a target of 65 participants to be supported over the year.
Higher Technical Education Provider Growth Fund (2021-2022)
The aim of the fund is to support providers to build and create additional capacity to grow high quality provision and raise the prestige of approved Higher Technical Qualifications amongst learners and employers.
Bury College proposal focuses on the Health and Science Occupational Area, including development of three new Higher Technical Qualifications to be delivered from September 2023:
- Healthcare Science Associate
- Sports Coach
- Healthcare Practitioner
Professional Development for Mentors and Coaches of Practitioners in FE and Training (2021/22 and 2022/23)
This programme is focused on developing high quality mentoring training to support teachers from early careers onwards to develop and progress within the sector in order to improve the retention of new teachers entering the Further Education and Training sector.
The project supports members of college delivery team with professional development training.
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