Muse signs grassroots partnership with Oldham College

Muse, the nationwide placemaker, has partnered with Oldham College to provide T-Level students with a wide range of experiences and career paths within the property industry.

The partnership will provide students studying for a T Level in Design, Surveying and Planning, the opportunity to work with Muse and other partner organisations in the built environment.

Each year, two T-Level placements will be offered within Muse’s development and project management teams.

The students will work across a range of projects in the region including the Oldham place partnership, directly opposite the college.

The partnership is amongst the first of its kind.

The placement will provide students with experience working with Muse, as well as design and professional consultant teams and offer a pathway into a career in the built environment.

Students can also benefit from continued career support from Muse.

In 2023, Muse was selected as Oldham Council’s place partner, to bring forward a new neighbourhood in the town centre, complete with 2,000 new mixed-tenure homes.

The new place partnership will bring millions of pounds of investment into Oldham, as well as creating new jobs and opportunities for communities across the town to thrive and prosper.

As well as T-Level placements, the college will play a key role in the Oldham project.

Muse’s supply chain, both professional consultants and contractors, have committed to engage with the college offering teaching, training, and further apprenticeship opportunities.

Muse has committed to consult with students to understand their needs and aspirations, so these can be embedded into the project.

Jill O’Grady, Head of HR at Muse, said: “It was a fantastic experience to meet the students, who were really engaged in the opportunity and there was a real buzz in the classroom.

“We want to give students real-world experiences in delivering long-term programmes of regeneration, not just through our work, but also with architects, agents, contract managers and others, and this is the perfect way.

“There’s also a real chance here to help bring through a more diverse next generation of property professionals and to achieve this, we need to go right to grassroots to inform, involve and inspire students into the wealth of opportunities that the built environment provides.”

Simon Jordan, Oldham College Principal and Chief Executive, added: “We’re delighted to be working with Muse to deliver such a unique opportunity for young people.

“Our T Level students will get real world employment experiences on a game-changing project that will transform their own town centre.

"There can be no better opening for them to develop their skills, expertise, professionalism, and pride in their work – and it will be a fantastic launchpad for their careers.

“Oldham College is ambitious for all our learners, our local employers and our borough, so this is a partnership that really works for everyone."

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