Links: Other Widening Participation Agencies

MOVE - The Lifelong Learning Network for the East of England http://www.move.ac.uk/

MOVE is an organisation funded by the Higher Education Funding Council of England (HEFCE) to maximise opportunities for learners in the East ofEngland to progress to Higher Education through vocational routes.

Action on Access http://www.actiononaccess.org/

Action on Access is the national co-ordination team for widening participation in higher education.

It supports the development, promotion and enhancement of social inclusion for the broadest possible access to higher education

NIACE http://www.niace.org.uk/

NIACE (The National Institute of Adult Continuing Education - England and Wales) is a non-governmental organisation working for more and different adult learners

FACE http://www.f-a-c-e.org.uk/

FACE (Forum for Access and Continuing Education) is an active UK wide network for all those involved with Access, Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning.

Equality Challlenge Unit http://www.ecu.ac.uk/

Equality Challenge Unit, established in 2001, supports the higher education sector in its mission to realise the potential of all staff and students whatever their race, gender, disability, sexual orientation, religion or age, to the benefit of those individuals, higher education institutions and society.

Continuum http://www.uel.ac.uk/continuum

Continuum - the centre for widening participation policy studies is the first research centre of its kind in the UK.

The aim of Continuum is to provide a focus for critical understanding of widening participation policy and practice.

Continuum has developed a wide portfolio of work concerned with:

* Research into widening participation policy - regionally, nationally and internationally.
* Developing a critical understanding of the interrelationships between widening participation policy and practice.
* Establishing a major resource base to support the analysis and understanding of widening participation policy and practice.
* Developing collaborative and partnership modes of working to further understanding of widening participation.

UK Skills http://www.ukskills.org.uk/

WorldSkills is a not for profit, international membership organisation. Its mission is to raise the status and standards of vocational skills and training world-wide - in an innovative an forward looking way.

WorldSkillls was established in 1953. It currently has 38 members nations and is committed to growth. It aims to have 50 members by 2010 in line with its vision to spread high level skills to all regions of the world.