Keyskills

Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA)
QCA's Key Skills web pages

Department for Education and Skills (DfES) - Key Skills area
This site outlines the Governments position on Key Skills, it looks at the way forward and some of the issues which surround future developments.

Key Skills Support Programme
The Key Skills Support Programme is being managed by the Learning and Skills Development Agency and Learning for Work. The programme will provide development funding, mount staff development events, disseminate good practice and provide advice and information.

Key Skills in Context
Key Skills in Context sets out to place the development of key skills at level three, into contexts which are meaningful and realistic. Key Skills in Context is a thematically based, multi-media resource, which is stimulating, interesting and easy to use.

Learning and Skills Development Agency
The Learning and Skills Development Agency is a strategic national resource for the development of policy and practice in post-16 education and training. The Agency was previously known as the Further Education Development Agency (FEDA).

support4learning - Learning styles
Learning styles resources for learners & teachers & trainers.

About
Resources and Articles to assist with learning English

BBC Key Skills Web-site
Information and Resources to assist with Key Skills

BBC Skillswise Webs-site
Factsheets, worksheets, quizzes and games to help improve your English and Maths Skills

BBC Web Wise
A Guide on how to use the Internet

Move On
Literacy and Numeracy Mock Tests

Education

Apprenticeships.org.uk
Government funded site providing information on Apprenticeships for 16-24 year olds and employers

Learning Skills Council
The LSC is committed to improvement of the further education and training sector to raise standards and to make learning provision more responsive to the needs of individuals and employers.

School Holidays
Information about school holidays.

Train to Gain
Train to Gain is a Government service offering independent advice on improving the skills of employees.

Awarding Bodies

Chartered Management Institute
Professional Management Awarding Body setting standards for Managers of the future

OCR
Qualification awarding body

City and Guilds
Vocational qualification awarding body.

CACHE
Awarding body specialising in child care

Educational Development International EDI
Accredited awarding body and leading provider of vocational qualifications

Sector Bodies

Chartered Management Institute
The only chartered professional body dedicated to management and leadership

Institute of Customer Service
Institute of Customer Service (ICS) is the independent professional body for customer service

Council for Administration
Sector Setting body responsible for defining and promoting excellence in Business & Administration skills

Employee/Employer General Information

Adult Learning Inspectorate
The Adult Learning Inspectorate is a non-departmental public body established to inspect and report on the quality of education and training for adults and young people funded by public money.

Business Link
Impartial practical advice for business

Investors in People
Investors in People is the national Standard which sets a level of good practice for training and development of people to achieve business goals

Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce
The Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce the voice of Island businesses

Isle of Wight Council
Isle of Wight Council portal for online services

Learning and Skills Council
The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) is responsible for funding and planning education and training for over 16-year-olds in England.

Health and Safety

Health and Safety Executive
Britain's Health and Safety Commission (HSC) and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are responsible for the regulation of almost all the risks to health and safety arising from work activity in Britain.

Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health is an independent professional body which primary function is to promote the knowledge and understanding of Environmental issues.

Riddor.gov.uk
Web site with information about Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations

Business Partners

Adult Learning Inspectorate
The Adult Learning Inspectorate is a non-departmental public body established to inspect and report on the quality of education and training for adults and young people funded by public money.

Business Link
Impartial practical advice for business

Investors in People
Investors in People is the national Standard which sets a level of good practice for training and development of people to achieve business goals

Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce
The Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce the voice of Island businesses

Isle of Wight Council
Isle of Wight Council portal for online services

Learning and Skills Council
The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) is responsible for funding and planning education and training for over 16-year-olds in England.