Welcome to the Greater Manchester Apprenticeship & Careers Service
Inspire. Explore. Apply.
What is GMACS?
The Greater Manchester Apprenticeship & Careers Service – or GMACS – is here to help you plan your future.
From ideas to applications, it’s easy to explore what’s out there, be inspired by what Greater Manchester can offer, and develop the tools to start working life.
Packed with advice, tips and information, find everything you need to make choices about your next steps and begin your career.
Find your career path
Understand all the opportunities available to you and make the best decision for your future.
Apprenticeships across Greater Manchester
Discover different apprenticeship types, get application hints and tips, and apply for vacancies.
Build your career plan
Create your own online action plan to kickstart your career. Explore options, review goals and adapt to reflect your progress.
Education & training
Find out more about different education and training pathways and see what could suit you.
Activities
Discover new ways to develop your interests and extra skills to help you get ahead.
Explore the
world of work
Get an idea what jobs in Greater Manchester could be a good fit for you. See which industries and job types are on the up. Find out what local employers look for in recruits. And discover more about work-related schemes.
Internships
Build your knowledge and skills through work experience.
Work shadowing
Get a first-hand view about what a job is really like.
Holiday schemes and placements
Explore work placements during the Easter or summer holidays.
Mentoring
Get personal help to progress your career with a mentor.
Are you a school looking for more information on GMACS?
See how GMACS can help deliver your careers programme and benefit your school and students.
Get inspired, explore options, then apply
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Apprenticeship
Business administrator advanced apprenticeship, land services team, Manchester
There’s no such thing as a typical day at WSP. Your role will be varied and your learning will be fast-paced. One day can be completely different to the next.
Apprenticeships across Greater Manchester
Allied Health Professions
The Allied Health Professions (AHP) cover 14 roles in health and social care, including dietitians, paramedics and radiographers. Roles support patients at all life stages, help prevent ill health, and enable people to live full and active lives. Entry and training routes vary, but you can qualify for some roles through a degree apprenticeship.
Digital Marketing
An apprenticeship is an excellent way to start a career in digital marketing and earn a salary whilst also being able to study and achieve qualifications.
As a Digital Marketing Apprentice you will have the chance to work across digital teams and disciplines, to learn about all areas of the marketing mix and become a true digital marketing professional, all whilst earning a salary and achieving a BSc (Hons) degree in Digital Marketing. Click the link below for a current Digital Marketing Apprenticeship role to see an example of what is available.
What are the top 5 career sectors in
Greater Manchester?
Finance officer
Job Description
Finance officers help to manage the finances of an organisation by keeping track of its income and controlling its spending. This may include recording financial transactions and producing financial forecasts, arranging payroll, invoices and expenses. Finance officers may also create regular financial reports and budgets
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Salary Range
£18,500 - £40,000
Working environment
Most finance officers work in an office environment, but you can work in any industry, from banking to creative and media organisations.
Hours
Minimum 35 hrs a week
Opportunities
The skills and experience you build as a finance officer could enable you to work in many different industries. With experience, finance officers could train to become an accountant or move up to a senior officer role or finance manager.
Marketing Executive
Job Description
Marketing executives promote a company's products, services or brand. They do this through researching customer thoughts and feelings and market trends to inform campaigns. They write content for print, such as adverts and magazines, they organise and promote events and marketing campaigns online and via social media.
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Salary Range
£18,000- £35,000
Working environment
Usually office based.
Hours
Minimum 37 hours with evening and weekend work
Opportunities
Marketing executives could progress into management and also cross into online and digital marketing. Other opportunities may include freelancing, advertising, or public relations and communications.
Community nurse
Job Description
District or community nurses mainly visit patients at home. They can be assisted by nursing auxiliaries who may visit to assist with tasks which need two workers. Their role involves things such as: support for patient and carer after hospital discharge, assist in coordinating care needs and ensuring equality of health care for vulnerable people.
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Salary Range
£23,213- £30,178
Working environment
You could work in a variety of different environments such as clinics and health centres, residential accommodation and patients’ homes.
Hours
Minimum 37 hours usually in shifts.
Opportunities
Some nurses feel so at home in a community nurse job that they apply there as a newly qualified nurse. Whichever you choose, there are so many different nursing specialities to explore and career paths to choose from, you will never run out of options.
CNC Machinist
Job Description
Computer numerically controlled (CNC) machinists make precision parts for the engineering and manufacturing industries. Programming the CNC machine tool with data taken from technical drawings, working out the most efficient order to carry out machining tasks, choosing the right tools for each stage, setting the cutting speeds and tolerance levels, operating the machine, checking the work meets quality and technical standards, maintaining equipment.
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Salary Range
£15,000-£30,000
Working environment
You could work in a factory
Hours
42-44 hours per week, you could work evening/ weekends and shifts
Opportunities
With experience and further training, you could move into a supervisory role. You could also move into quality inspection or become an engineering technician.
Software Developer
Job Description
Talking through requirements with the client and the development team, taking part in technical design and progress meetings, writing or amending computer code, testing software and fixing problems, keeping accurate records of the development process, changes and results, carrying out trials and quality checks before release, maintaining and supporting systems once they're up and running
Alternative titles for this job include Programmer Software developers design, build and test computer programs for business, education and leisure services.
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Salary Range
£20,000 - £70,000
Working environment
You could work at a client's business or in an office.
Hours
37 to 40 per week including evenings / weekends
Opportunities
with experience, you could become a senior developer, with team, project management, planning or research responsibilities. You could move into related areas like systems design, IT architecture and business systems analysis.
You could also set up your own business or work as a consultant in most areas of the economy, for example business services, finance, cyber security, telecommunications and healthcare.
Our Pass
Are you aged 16-18? Get free bus travel across Greater Manchester on the local bus network, half price selected Metrolink tickets, and discounts on various events with Our Pass.
Greater Manchester Youth Combined Authority
Want to help tackle key issues for young people in Greater Manchester? If you’re aged 11-18 (or up to 25 with additional needs), why not join a Working Group and help bring projects to life? Working Groups meet monthly in Manchester city centre.
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