Belfast Metropolitan College is Northern Ireland’s largest College with over 50,000 enrolments. There are over 1,000 full-time and 800 part-time staff employed in the College and its annual budget will be in the region of £45 million.
The College is funded by the Department for Employment and Learning, international funding bodies, the private sector, and student fees. The College’s Accounting Officer is its Director and Chief Executive, Maire-Thérèse McGivern, who reports to the Northern Ireland Assembly through the Permanent Secretary of the Department for Employment and Learning.