about us
Our mission is to change lives through learning. We aim to provide a user-friendly experience of training and education for those who would never otherwise access mainstream colleges or employment.
Back on Track was originally set up in 1977 as a project called ‘Manchester Education Resettlement Centre’ or ‘MERC’. In 1992 we became a registered charity called ‘Northern Education and Resettlement Information Services’ or NEARIS’. Find out more about our history.
Back on Track is run by a team of staff and volunteers, overseen by a board of trustee directors. Click here to see a list of staff. We work to a set of organizational values: Warmth, Respect, Learning, Empowerment, Responsiveness, Collaboration. Back on Track holds the national quality mark for mentoring (the Approved Provider Standard) and the quality mark for information, advice and guidance (the matrix standard).
You can download a copy of our most recent review to find out about our recent achievements.
Back on track is based in Manchester’s Northern Quarter, on the edge of the city centre – look at where to find us.