Useful Links
Government
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Dept for Work and Pensions (DPW) |
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Dept for Trade and Industry (DTI) |
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Dept for Education and Skills |
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Age Positive Campaign (DWP) |
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Learning and Skills Council |
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Higher Education Funding Council (HEFCE) |
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New Deal 50 plus |
www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk/JCP/ Customers/New_Deal/New_Deal_50_plus |
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OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) |
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South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) |
Research Centres / Programmes
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British Society of Gerontology |
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British Sociological Association |
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Centre for Social Gerontology, Keele University |
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CIRCA (Cambridge Interdisciplinary |
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CPA (Centre for Policy on Ageing |
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CRAG (Centre for Research on Ageing and Gender) |
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Economic and Social Research Council - Growing Older Programme (now complete) |
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Economic and Social Research Council - New Dynamics of Ageing Research Programme |
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European Social Fund |
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Institute for Employment Studies |
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Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Transitions After 50 Research Programme (now completed) |
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EU Leonardo da Vinci Programme |
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NIACE (The National Institute of Adult Continuing Education) |
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Older & Bolder, NIACE |
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Oxford Institute of Ageing |
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Sheffield Institute for Studies on Ageing |
Occupational Skills
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Sector Skills Councils: |
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Sector Skills Development Agency |
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| Asset Skills - property, housing, cleaning, facilities | www.assetskills.org |
| Automotive Skills - motor retail | www.automotiveskills.org.uk |
Cogent - chemicals, oil, gas, petroleum |
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| Construction Skills - construction | www.constructionskills.net |
| Creative and Cultural Skills – advertising, cultural, arts, crafts, design | www.ccskills.org.uk |
| Energy & Utility Skills – electricity, gas, waste and water | www.euskills.co.uk |
E-skills-UK - Information technology, telecoms, contact centres |
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| Financial Services Skills Council – financial services and banking | www.fssc.org.uk |
| Go Skills – passenger transport | www.goskills.org |
| Government Skills – central government | www.government-skills.gov.uk |
| Improve Ltd – food and drink manufacturing and processing | mailto:info@improveltd.co.uk |
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Lantra - land based industries and environment |
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Lifelong learning UK – delivery of lifelong learning |
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People 1 st – hospitality, travel and tourism |
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Proskills – process and manufacturing industries |
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SEMTA - science, engineering and manufacturing technologies |
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Skillfast-UK - apparel, footwear and textiles |
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| Skills for Care and Development – social care, children and young people | mailto:sscinfo@skillsforcareanddevelopment.org.uk |
| Skills for Health - health | www.skillsforhealth.org.uk |
| Skills for Justice – custodial care, court & prosecution services, policing and law enforcement | www.skillsforjustice.com |
| Skills for Logistics – freight logistics | www.skillsforlogistics.org |
| Skillsactive – active leisure and learning | www.skillsactive.com |
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Skillset - audio visual industries |
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Skillsmart retail - retail |
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| Summit Skills – building services engineering | www.summitskills.org.uk |
Employers' Organisations
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CBI (Confederation of British Industry) |
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CIPD (Chartered Institute for Personnel Development) |
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British Chambers of Commerce |
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EFA (Employers forum on Age) |
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NHS (National Health Service) |
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TUC (Trades Union Congress) |
Organisations working for and with older people / workers
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Age Concern England |
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Experience Corps |
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Help the Aged |
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Know-howworks |
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AARP (American Association of Retired People) |
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TAEN (The Age and Employment Network) |
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Wise Owls |
Information
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AgeInfo |
Life and Retirement Planning
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Life Academy (formerly the Pre-Retirement Association) |