LTE Group is a very large learning, training and employment group comprising The Manchester College (TMC), Novus, Total People, UCEN Manchester and MOL. This inspection covered TMC only. TMC is one of the largest further education colleges in England and is the largest single provider of 16 to 19 and adult education in Greater Manchester. TMC has six campuses in and around Manchester city centre. These are the City Campus, City Labs, Openshaw, Wythenshawe, Harpurhey and the Shena Simon campus. TMC provides technical and vocational training for students aged 16 to 19 years, adults and students with high needs from entry level to level 6. At the time of the inspection, there were 5,445 students aged 16 to 19 studying a wide range of vocational courses in sectors such as business, digital and service industries, automotive, construction, engineering and logistics, creative and media, sports, public services, care professions and science across five of the college’s campuses. There were 18 T-level courses. In addition, 68 students aged 16 to 19 were studying the King’s Trust programme with the subcontractor, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Authority. At the time of the inspection, 4,694 adult students were studying a wide range of courses from entry level 1 to level 6. The largest number of enrolments were in English for speakers of other languages (ESOL), English, mathematics, employability skills and access to higher education (HE) courses. Adult students study at all six of the college’s campuses. At the time of the inspection, there were 574 students with high needs. Most students with high needs study across the full range of courses available at the college. One hundred and thirteen students studied on provision solely for students with high needs. These courses included routes to learning, industry, skills and employability and supported internships.