Below are a number of organisations that may be of use to you in the area of people development.
The Learning and Skills Council
The Learning and Skills Council exists to make England better skilled and more competitive.
They have a single goal: to improve the skills of England’s young people and adults to ensure we have a workforce of world-class standard.
The LSC is a non-departmental public body which began work in 2001, taking over the roles of the former Further Education Funding Council and Training and Enterprise Councils.
The LSC is responsible for planning and funding high quality education and training for everyone in England other than those in universities.
The vision is that by 2010, young people and adults in England have knowledge and skills matching the best in the world and are part of a truly competitive workforce.
For more information please visit the LSC website
Semta
Semta is the Sector Skills Council for Science, Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies. Semta supports UK businesses in achieving global competitiveness through investment in skills.
Every business depends on the skills of its workforce to drive productivity, growth and success. Semta works with companies in its sector to understand skills needs and provide solutions to meet those needs. Semta is led by employers in each of the sectors it works with.
Semta is working with companies of all sizes right now, helping employers develop staff to ensure their business is well placed to beat the recession and prepare for recovery.
For more information please visit the Semta website
STEMNET
Established in 1996, STEMNET strives to encourage young people to have a positive attitude towards science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in the hope that they will recognise the importance of STEM to their everyday lives and continue either to study a STEM subject post-16 and/or consider a STEM-related career.
With funding from both the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS), the Department for Children, Schools, and Families (DCSF), and the support of other partner organisations, STEMNET achieves its goals in two ways by:
· Bringing science, technology, engineering and mathematics to classrooms through activities, experiences and excitement, therefore enhancing and enriching the national STEM curriculum.
· Linking organisations that employ STEM-related professionals with schools so that young people can gain a clearer perspective of the diverse and exciting range of careers available to them.
For further information please see the STEMNET website
