Other useful organisations

A

• ACFE - The Adult, Community and Further Education Board of Victoria , Australia http://www.acfe.vic.gov.au
• Action on Access http://www.actiononaccess.org/
• Adult Learning Australia (formerly the Australian Association of Adult and Community Education) http://www.ala.asn.au
• Adult Learning Inspectorate, The http://www.ali.gov.uk
• Adult Residential Colleges Association (ARCA) http://www.arca.uk.net
• Alliance of Sector Skills Councils, The http://sscalliance.org
• Apprenticeships.org.uk (A Specialist LSC Site) http://apprenticeships.org.uk
• Association of Colleges http://www.aoc.co.uk

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B

• BBC 'Working' Series website (programmes on the Learning Zone that support learning for all those who want to get into work http://www.bbclearning.com
• BBC Learning (British Broadcasting Corporation Learning homepage) http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning
• BBC raw - Skills for everyday life http://www.bbc.co.uk/raw
• BBC Studies http://www.bbcstudies.com
• Building financial capability in the UK http://www.fsa.gov.uk/financial_capability/

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C

• Centre for Excellence in Leadership http://www.centreforexcellence.org.uk
• Centre for Research into the Older Workforce, The (CROW) http://www.olderworkforce.org.uk
• Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development http://www.cipd.org.uk
• CILT, the National Centre for Languages http://www.cilt.org.uk
• Citizens Advice Bureau http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/
• Citizens Advice Bureau - Advice Guide http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/
• Citizens Advice Bureau - Financial skills for life http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/index/partnerships/financialskillsforlife.htm
• City & Guilds http://www.cityandguilds.com
• Commission of Inquiry into the Future for Lifelong Learning (Sponsored by NIACE) http://www.lifelonglearninginquiry.org.uk
• Commonwealth of Learning http://www.col.org
• Confederation of British Industry http://www.cbi.org.uk
• ContinYou (Formerly CEDC) http://www.continyou.org.uk
• Council for Assisting Refugee Academics (CARA) http://www.academic-refugees.org
• Culture Unlimited (formerly Campaign for Learning in Museums and Galleries) http://www.cultureunlimited.org/

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D

• Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) http://www.bis.gov.uk
• Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) http://www.dcsf.gov.uk
• Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) http://www.dwp.gov.uk
• Development Education Association (DEA) http://www.dea.org.uk

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E

• Education Guidance Service for Adults (EGSA) http://www.egsa.org.uk
• ERDI (The Consortium of European Research and Development Institutes of Adult Education) http://www.die-frankfurt.de/erdi/index.htm
• ESOL Citizenship Pack (A NIACE project website) http://www.esolcitizenship.org.uk
• European Association for the Education of Adults (EAEA) http://www.eaea.org
• European Centre for Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP) http://www.cedefop.eu.int
• European Society for Research on the Education of Adults (ESREA) http://www.esrea.org
• European Union (gateway site) http://europa.eu.int/index-en.htm
• Excellence Gateway http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/

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F

• Framework for Excellence website (as LSC website) http://ffe.lsc.gov.uk
• Further Education Research Association http://www.fera.uk.net

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G

• German Institute for Adult Education http://www.die-bonn.de

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H

• Helena Kennedy Foundation http://www.hkf.org.uk
• HERO: Index of Universities and Colleges http://www.hero.ac.uk/uk/universities_colleges/hei_listing.cfm
• Higher Education Funding Council for England http://www.hefce.ac.uk
• HM Treasury Financial Capability http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/fin_cap_index.htm

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I

• IDeA Knowledge (The Imrpovement & Development Agency) http://www.idea.gov.uk/knowledge
• Infed (The Informal Education Homepage) http://www.infed.org
• International Council for Adult Education http://www.icae2.org

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L

• Learndirect (National Telephone Helpline) http://www.learndirect.co.uk
• Learning and Skills Network (A successor to LSDA) http://www.lsneducation.org.uk
• Learning Link Scotland http://www.learninglinkscotland.org.uk
• Learning Resources Network (LERN) (USA Based) http://www.lern.org
• Learning Services (A specialist TUC site) http://www.learningservices.org.uk
• Lifelong Learning UK http://www.lluk.org/
• Lifelong Learning Uk http://www.lifelonglearninguk.org
• Local Education Authorities (a directory on the DCFS website) http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/localauthorities/index.cfm?action=authority
• Local Government Association http://www.lga.gov.uk
• Local Government Association Adult Learning Page http://www.lga.gov.uk/adultlearning

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M

• Money Made Clear (from the Financial Services Authority) http://www.moneymadeclear.fsa.gov.uk/
• Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) http://www.mla.gov.uk/

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N

• National Association of Managers of Student Services in colleges http://www.namss.org.uk
• National Centre for Vocational Educational Research (NCVER) - (Australian site) http://www.ncver.edu.au
• National Extension College http://www.nec.ac.uk
• National Literacy Trust http://www.literacytrust.org.uk
• National Open College Network (NOCN) http://www.nocn.org.uk
• National Research and Development Centre for adult Literacy and Numeracy (NRDC) http://www.nrdc.org.uk
• National Training Awards http://www.nationaltrainingawards.com
• National Union of Students http://www.nusonline.co.uk
• NIACE Dysgu Cymru http://www.niacedc.org.uk

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O

• Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED) http://www.ofsted.gov.uk
• Ontario Institute for Studies in Education http://www.oise.utoronto.ca
• Openlearn (An Open University website offering free learning materials) http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/
• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) http://www.oecd.org
• Our Future. It's in our hands (The LSC's Skills Campaign) http://inourhands.lsc.gov.uk

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P

• Personal Finance Research Centre http://www.pfrc.bris.ac.uk/

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Q

• Qualifications and Curriculum Agency (QCA) http://www.qca.org.uk
• Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) http://www.qaa.ac.uk
• Quality Improvement Agency (A successor to LSDA) http://www.qia.org.uk

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S

• Scottish Adult Learning Partnership (SALP) http://www.salp.org.uk
• Slovenian Institute for Adult Education http://siae.acs.si
• Spondoolies (A NIACE forum for all those engaged in financial learning for adults) http://www.spondoolies.org.uk
• Staff Development E-Learning Centre http://www.sdelc.co.uk
• Standing Conference of Principals (SCOP) http://www.scop.ac.uk

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T

• TES College Manager & FE Focus http://www.tesfefocus.co.uk
• The Japan Society for the Study of Adult and Community Education http://www.soc.nii.ac.jp/jssace/index-e.html
• The Network (formerly the Workplace Basic Skills Network) http://www.thenetwork.co.uk
• The Open and Distance Learning Quality Council (ODLQC) http://www.odlqc.org.uk
• The Open University http://www.openuniversity.co.uk/niace
• The Student Room http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/wiki/Mature_Students
• The Training Village - specialist CEDEFOP site http://www.trainingvillage.gr
• Trades Union Congress http://www.tuc.org.uk
• Tribal http://www.tribalgroup.co.uk

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U

• Ufi http://www.ufi.com
• UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) http://www.ukces.org.uk/
• UNESCO http://www.unesco.org
• UNESCO (UK National Commission for UNESCO) http://www.unesco.org.uk
• UNESCO Institute for Education http://www.unesco.org/education/uie
• Universities Association for Lifelong Learning, The (Formerly UACE) http://www.uall.ac.uk
• Universities UK (Formerly the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals) http://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk
• University and College Union (UCU) http://www.ucu.org.uk/

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V

• VCS Learning Links (A NIACE project website) http://www.vcslearninglinks.org.uk
• Voluntary Arts Network http://www.voluntaryarts.org
• Voluntary Sector Skills http://www.voluntarysectorskills.org.uk

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W

• Widening Participation in Learning http://www.wideningparticipation.nhs.uk
• Wider Benefits of Learning http://www.learningbenefits.net
• Workers' Educational Association (WEA) http://www.wea.org.uk

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