GMLPN25: Greater Manchester Learning Provider Network Launches Year-Long Celebrations to Mark 25th Anniversary!

The Greater Manchester Learning Provider Network (GMLPN) is proud to announce the launch of GMLPN25, a year-long campaign of celebration, reflection, and future-focused activity across 2026, marking 25 years of championing learning, skills, and collaboration across Greater Manchester.

Founded in 2001, GMLPN has spent a quarter of a century supporting training providers, strengthening partnerships, and amplifying the collective voice of the Further Education and skills sector. GMLPN25 will celebrate this legacy while looking ahead to the future of skills, workforce development, and inclusive growth in the city region.

GMLPN25 will bring together members, partners, policymakers, and stakeholders through a series of events, strategic moments, and storytelling activities across 2026. These will highlight the people, places, and partnerships that have shaped GMLPN’s journey and continue to drive impact across Greater Manchester.

Key dates include:

• 13 May 2026 – GMLPN Network Meeting and 25th Birthday Celebration, including the launch of GMLPN’s Impact Report

• 2 July 2026 – GM Skills Awards 2026, celebrating excellence, innovation, and achievement across the skills and learning sector

• 2 December 2026 – Launch of the GMLPN Strategy, setting out priorities and ambitions for the next phase of the network’s work

Together, these milestones will anchor a year of celebration that both reflects on GMLPN’s achievements and sets a clear direction for the future.

As a member-led network, GMLPN has played a vital role in connecting providers, influencing policy, and supporting innovation across the sector. GMLPN25 offers an opportunity not only to celebrate past achievements, but also to reaffirm GMLPN’s commitment to supporting providers and learners in a rapidly changing skills landscape.

“GMLPN25 is an opportunity for us to pause and celebrate 25 years of collaboration and impact across the network, and to recognise the achievements of our members and partners along the way. As a long-standing Chair of GMLPN, I’m incredibly proud of what we’ve built together and the role the network continues to play in supporting learning and skills across Greater Manchester.”

Mark Currie, Chair of GMLPN

Further details about GMLPN25 events, opportunities to get involved, and partnership announcements will be shared throughout 2026.