Useful links
- Government agencies
- Employer representative bodies
- Employee representative bodies
- Further education
- Higher education
Government agencies
Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS)
The Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) brings together functions from the former Department of Trade and Industry, including responsibilities for science and innovation, with further and higher education and skills, previously part of the Department for Education and Skills
Learning and Skills Council London Region
The LSC is responsible for planning and funding education and training for everyone in England other than those in universities.
London Development Agency
London Development Agency. This is the Mayor's agency responsible for driving London's sustainable economic growth.
Jobcentre Plus
Jobcentre Plus. Jobcentre Plus is a government agency supporting people of working age from welfare into work, and helping employers to fill their vacancies
Employer representative bodies
CBI
The CBI's mission is to help create and sustain the conditions in which businesses in the United Kingdom can compete and prosper for the benefit of all. They are the premier lobbying organisation for UK business on national and international issues, working with the UK government, international legislators and policy-makers to help UK businesses compete effectively.
London First
London First is a business membership group supported by 300 of the capital’s leading businesses with the shared objective of improving and promoting London. Their approach is to harness the vision, energy and skills of business leaders to develop solutions to London issues including transport, skills, governance, planning, sustainable development, housing and crime. They strive to make the case for London, ensure that crucial decisions are timely, and that the interests of London business are represented at national, regional and local levels.
London Chamber of Commerce and Industry
The London Chamber of Commerce and Industry campaigns on behalf of its members' commercial interests on a local, national and international basis.
SSDA
The Skills for Business network aims to boost the productivity and profitability of the UK. They do this by identifying and tackling skills gaps and shortages on a sector by sector basis. The Skills for Business network is made up of 25 Sector Skills Councils (SSCs) - each one is an employer-led, independent organisation. The Sector Skills Development Agency (SSDA) underpins the network and is responsible for funding, supporting and monitoring the SSCs
Employee representative bodies
SERTUC
The Trades Union Congress is “the voice of Britain at work”. With 66 affiliated unions representing nearly seven million working people from all walks of life, they campaign for a fair deal at work and for social justice at home and abroad. They negotiate in Europe, and at home build links with political parties, business, local communities and wider society.
Unionlearn
Unionlearn in the Southern & Eastern TUC works with trade unions, employers, 17 Learning & Skills Council, 3 Regional Development Agencies, Sector Skills Councils and other key players involved in developing the workplace learning agenda and the skills and knowledge of trade union representatives.
Further education
AoC London
The Association of Colleges was created in 1996 as the single voice to promote the interests of further education colleges in England and Wales. The Association provides a broad range of services to its subscribers. It represents their interests locally, regionally, nationally and internationally. Its management, split into various directorates, provides a pool of expertise on which the sector draws.
NIACE
The National Institute of Adult Continuing Education - England and Wales is a non-governmental, independent organisation working for more and different adult learners. As a registered charity, NIACE both represents and advances the interests of all adult learners and potential learners – especially those who have benefited least from education and training – and seeks to improve opportunities and widen access to learning opportunities for those communities under-represented in current provision.
ALP
The purpose of the Association of Learning Providers is to influence the education and training agenda to secure:
- A national skills strategy that meets the needs of employers and learners
- A 14-19 learning curriculum where academic and vocational options are equally valued
- Opportunities for learning throughout life to give everyone a chance to succeed
- A government-supported learning market open to all providers offering high quality learning
Higher education
London Higher
London Higher is a membership organisation that promotes and acts as an advocate for London’s higher education. It represents over 40 publicly funded universities and higher education colleges in London and is the largest and most varied of the regional university associations in the UK.