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Our clients are all those concerned with the planning, funding, delivery and quality improvement of adult learning.  Key client groups are:

 

  • Local Authority providers of part-time learning opportunities for adults, and consortia of these providers, including Local Authorities which “contract out” provision

 

  • Voluntary and community sector agencies who are currently providing adult learning, or who are considering doing so and wish to explore aspects of planning and funding for this

 

  • Specialist designated institutions

 

  • Colleges of further education

 

  • Local Authority departments and directorates who may not have overt responsibility for adult learning

 

  • Adult residential colleges

 

  • Private sector providers of further education, training and community learning for adults

 

  • Employers (private, public and voluntary/community sector) wishing to develop a workforce learning strategy

 

  • Local stakeholder agencies including: 

 

    • Learning Partnerships and Development Partnerships
    • Voluntary and community sector training consortia
    • Local Learning and Skills Councils

 

  • Regional stakeholder agencies including:

 

    • Regional Development Agencies
    • Regional Government Offices
    • Regional Strategic Partnerships
    • Intermediary bodies

 

  • National agencies including:

 

    • Government Departments
    • The Learning and Skills Council
    • Adult Learning Inspectorate
    • Sector Skills Councils
    • Agencies responsible for quality improvement and leadership
    • Development organsiations
    • Representative bodies