Education and training Learning and Skills Council - www.lsc.gov.uk LSC - Investing in Excellence and Good Practice website Adult Learning Inspectorate - www.ali.gov.uk Ofsted - www.ofsted.gov.uk Connexions - www.connexions.gov.uk Learning and Skills Development Agency - www.lsda.org.uk
Sector Skills Councils/National Training Organisations Lantra (SSC for the Environment and Land-based Sector) - www.lantra.co.uk Cogent (SSC for the Oil and Gas Extraction, Chemicals Manufacturing and Petroleum Industries) - www.cogent-ssc.com Skillfast-UK (SSC for the Apparel, Footwear and Textiles Industry) - www.skillfast-uk.org Skillsmart (SSC for the Retail Sector) - www.brc.org.uk/Skillsmart/Skillsmart.asp Sector Skills Development Agency - www.ssda.org.uk
Government Departments Department for Education and Skills - www.dfes.gov.uk Department for Trade and Industry -http://www.dti.gov.uk/
Employer associations Confederation of British Industry - www.cbi.org.uk Small Business Service - www.sbs.gov.uk
Regional Development Agencies Advantage West Midlands East Midlands Development Agency East of England Development Agency London Development Agency North West Development Agency One NorthEast online South East England Development Agency South West of England Regional Development Agency Yorkshire Forward
