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Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE)
Working in partnership, the Higher Education Funding Council for England promotes and funds high-quality, cost-effective teaching and research, meeting the diverse needs of students, the economy and society.
Scottish Funding Council
The Scottish Funding Council (SFC) distributes more than £1.6 billion to Scotland’s colleges and universities for teaching and learning, research and other activities in support of Scottish government priorities.
Higher Education Funding Council for Wales
Promotes internationally excellent higher education in Wales, for the benefit of individuals, society and the economy, in Wales and more widely.
HESA
HESA is the central source for the collection and dissemination of statistics about publicly funded UK higher education.
TVET UK
TVET UK links some of the UKs top vocational and technical training providers and equipment suppliers with potential customers and partners worldwide.
Train to Gain
The Learning and Skills Council’s Train to Gain service provides impartial, independent advice on training to businesses across England.
http://www.traintogain.gov.uk/
Lifelong Learning Networks
This website is designed for everyone working within a Lifelong Learning Network (LLN) and will enable practitioners to share their experiences, access key documents, view details of upcoming events and find contact details for individual LLNs.
http://www.lifelonglearningnetworks.org.uk/
Sector Skills Council for Central Government
Home Page for The Sector Skills Council for Central Government. To improve delivery of public services to customers, by building the skills of people working in government departments, non-departmental public bodies and the Armed Forces across the United Kingdom.
http://www.government-skills.gov.uk/
Higher Education Academy
To help institutions, discipline groups and all staff to provide the best possible learning experience for their students.
Association of Learning Providers
The Association of Learning Providers - To influence the education and training agenda.
http://www.learningproviders.org.uk/
British Institute of Learning & Development
To provide a centre of expertise for those involved in learning and development; enhancing professional growth, performance improvement and credibility.
Association for University Research and Industry Links
Association for University Research and Industry Links. Is the professional association representing all practitioners involved in knowledge creation, development and exchange in the UK and Ireland.
Universities' Association for Lifelong Learning
The Universities Association for Lifelong Learning (UALL) is the professional association for the lifelong learning community within higher education.
Alliance of Sector Skills Councils
The Alliance of Sector Skills Councils – the employer-driven organisations that, together, articulate the voice of 89% of the UK's employers on skills issues. The Alliance is a new organisation comprising all 25 licensed UK Sector Skills Councils.
PARN
PARN's mission is "to increase the profile of issues relating to professionals, professionalism and professional associations through research and networking with the aim of determining and promoting professional good practice".
UK Trade & Investment
A global network providing practical assistance to international companies establishing and expanding their business in the UK.
Learning and Skills Council
Responsible for funding and planning education and training for over 16-year-olds in England.
British Expertise
British Expertise is the leading private sector organisation for the promotion of professional services from the UK.
http://www.britishexpertise.org/
Universities UK
Higher education action group. The essential voice of all the UK universities.
http://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
BERR helps ensure business success in an increasingly competitive world.
Employer Based Training Accreditation (EBTA)
Employer Based Training Accreditation (EBTA) is an initiative that provides organisations with the support and advice needed to raise the status of training while ensuring that the results are tangibly reflected in commercial performance.
http://www.fdf.ac.uk/home/information_for_employers/employer_based_training_accreditation_ebta/
City and Guilds
City & Guilds work with a variety of HEIs to recognise and certificate the skills based elements of vocationally related programmes. The accreditation is through Senior Awards which are offered as part of City & Guilds royal charter qualifications. City & Guilds work with over 30 HEIs in the UK; primarily accrediting vocational skills for students on sandwich degrees, but also recognising skills in corporate and in house staff development programmes.
The Council for Industry and Higher Education
CIHE is a high level partnership between leading people from a wide range of businesses, universities and colleges. The Council leads in developing an agreed agenda on the learning issues at higher education level that affect our international competitiveness, social cohesion and individual development.
http://www.cihe-uk.com/index.php
Department for Innovation, Universities & Skills (DIUS)
Brings together functions from two former departments; Science and innovation responsibilities from the Department of Trade and Industry and Skills, further and higher education from the Department for Education and Skills.
http://www.dius.gov.uk/functions.html
London First
London First works on behalf of the capital's leading employers to make London the best city in the world in which to do business.
http://www.london-first.co.uk/
The Middle East Association
The UK's premier organisation for promoting trade and relations with the Middle East, North Africa, Turkey and Iran.
The Association of Business Executives
ABE offers high-quality business qualifications worldwide.
http://www.abeuk.com/
Institute Of Directors
The IoD provides support in all areas of professional life, including: free business information, advice and professional development services.
The Centre for Recording Achievement
The Centre aims to promote good practice in Recording Achievement and Personal Development planning across a variety of sectors.
