Talent@MMU

We want employers to know how easy it is to access our talented, work-ready graduates.

Talent@MMU seeks to raise awareness amongst employers of the skills and talents of our graduates and encourage more job vacancies to be advertised “free of charge” with our Employability and Careers Service.

We can help you to target the right candidates through our range of services dedicated to employers, you can advertise full-time or part-time jobs as well as placement opportunities with MMU.

One-stop shop

A new website – Talent@MMU - now serves as a one-stop shop for employers, graduates, students and staff, to find out more about how we can work in partnership to achieve mutual success.

Emma Leech, Director of Marketing, Communications and Development, said: "Talent@MMU has been triggered by the economic downturn and is in line with our employability agenda – it's about doing everything we can to 'launch' students successfully into the job market."

www.mmu.ac.uk/talent  or call 0161 247 3483

Supporting Business . . .

MMU offers innovative collaborative research opportunities and can help you to set up a knowledge transfer partnership.

Our eMentoring programme, ‘MentorMatch’, enables employers to continue their professional development (CPD) by working with students to help them develop the careers skills they need.

We have useful ways to raise your profile, including holding presentations on campus, or attending career events.

MMU can also play a crucial role in preparing, refreshing and upskilling your workforce through professional development and training.

www.mmu.ac.uk/talent or call 0161 247 3483

Creating Opportunities…………

MMU’s close ties with business and the professions mirror many of the North West’s strengths. The University’s International Centre of Excellence in Fashion and Textiles, for example, combines creative and technical expertise with research and business acumen. It underlines Manchester’s status as a world leader in the textile and fashion industry and provides a distinctive link between the University and local designers and manufacturers.

The University is one of the largest teacher training providers in Europe, has one of the highest intakes of physiotherapy students in the UK, and is the second largest provider of Business and Management education in the UK. The University is also a major provider in art and design, law, sports science, and the health and social work professions. Our strong industry links enable MMU to provide an extensive number of professionally accredited courses through partnerships that include the Training and Development Agency, the Law Society, the Chartered Institute of Marketing and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants amongst many others.

Our international reputation in exercise and sports science is reflected in our 6* rating in the Research Assessment Exercise. The Institute for Biophysical and Clinical Research into Human Movement provides advice and information to government agencies, sports organisations, and the NHS. The Institute for Sports and Physical Activity is a centre of excellence which informs national and international policy.

Around one tenth of the country’s food technologists are trained here, and advances by our North West Food Centre have enabled local companies to increase sales, create jobs and develop new products.

MMU is the largest public sector provider of accounting training in the Northwest, and has registered quality status with ACCA and CIMA.

This combination of innovation, vocational focus and research strength makes MMU students highly attractive to employers and gives our graduates and postgraduates the skills they need to be successful in their chosen fields.

As well as providing learning opportunities for students, these relationships are of mutual benefit to all concerned.  They enable students to link themselves to a world outside MMU and develop practical skills and professional awareness, and they give the organisations involved access to “fresh thinking” with new and alternative problem solving approaches.

The strength of these links may go some way towards explaining why, this year, a staggering 73 per cent of MMU graduates have decided to say on to work and live in the region.

http://www.mmu.ac.uk/careers  or call 0161 247 3483

Research

High quality research and enterprise are fundamental to the University, underpinning and informing teaching and learning, staff development and retention and our strategy to be The University for World-Class Professionals.   Our work informs professional practice, policy making and shapes business both nationally and internationally.

The University has ten research institutes – for more information on research visit: www.mmu.ac.uk/research

For the future……

A £250 million five-year investment programme now under way will produce the largest physical change to the University’s estate since its foundation.  The consolidation from seven to three sites will bring huge benefits in terms of academic and research collaboration and opportunities for interdisciplinary work and courses as we invest in our future as The University for World-Class Professionals.
 

THE FACTS

The Impact of MMU on the North West

• Higher education impacts on the regional economy both directly and through multiplier effects.

• the University’s impact on the local economy is approximately £690 million and rising*

• for every £1 spent by MMU, a further £1.52 is generated in the local economy, totalling £262.6 million*

• MMU students spend £184 million off-campus in the region each year*

• 99 jobs are generated locally for every 100 jobs at MMU, creating a knock-on effect of 4,250 non-university jobs in the region*

• 70p is generated in the local economy for every £1 paid in wages to staff at MMU, totalling £71.4 million per year*

• with more than 2,600 international students from 109 countries studying in the UK and a further 1,500 students studying overseas, MMU is helping to raise the profile of the region internationally

Learning that Works

• MMU has a strong reputation for providing work-ready graduates with the practical skills to make a difference

• 70% of our graduates stay and work in the North West, underpinning and growing the region’s economy

• 45% of our courses have links with the community

• we have the highest concentration of postgraduate taught courses in the North West

• 70 professional bodies and associations work in partnership with MMU to provide the right kind of courses for private and public sector employers and employees across the region

• we are one of the largest providers of science, engineering and technology education in the UK

• home to the UK’s second largest business school

• the University is one of the largest public sector providers of accountancy training in the North West

• we are a UK leader in art and design, law, sports science, and the health and social work professions

• MMU has the largest School of Physiotherapy of its kind in the UK and is a Centre of Excellence for both undergraduate and postgraduate studies in this field

• we educate a tenth of the UK’s food technologists

• the University is an international leader in clothing design and technology

FOR MORE INFO ABOUT MMU
http://www.thebusinessdesk.com/northwest/manchester-metropolitan-university-mmu.html