Government Departments and Initiatives
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
BERR helps ensure business success in an increasingly competitive world.
Confederation of British Industry
The voice of British Industry
http://highereducation.cbi.org.uk/
Learning and Skills Council
Responsible for funding and planning education and training for over 16-year-olds in England.
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/
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
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.
For Employers - www.ebtafdf.co.uk
For HEIs - www.fdf.ac.uk/page.aspx?id=10
fdf
fdf is a national body that supports the development and validation of high quality Foundation degrees. fdf supports employer engagement across work- based higher education programmes generally and in relation to Foundation degrees specifically.
http://www.fdf.ac.uk/
