Workforce Development & Training
Association of Care Training and Assessment Networks (ACTAN)
Training and assessment within the UK care sector.
Website: www.actan.org.uk
Association of Northern Ireland Colleges
Contact details for NI Colleges of Further & Higher Education.
Website: www.femeansbusiness.com
Belfast Institute of Further and Higher Education (BIFHE)
Professional social work and social care training. Now merged within the Belfast Metropolitan College.
Website: www.belfastmet.ac.uk
Children’s Workforce Development Council (CWDC)
Workforce development and skills strategy for the Children, Young People and Families workforce in England. Workforce development within the UK Alliance for the Sector Skills Council ‘Skills for Care & Development’.
Website: www.cwdcouncil.org.uk
City and Guilds
Vocational qualifications in child care, social care, community services and justice.
Website: www.city-and-guilds.co.uk
Community NI
Information, news, discussion, training and skills development for the voluntary and community sector in Northern Ireland
Website: www.communityni.org
Council for Awards in Children's Care and Education (CACHE)
Vocational qualifications relating to working with children and young people.
Website: www.cache.org.uk
Department of Education NI (DENI)
Education policy and resources (except F&HE)
Website: www.deni.gov.uk
Department for Employment & Learning NI (DEL)
Government initiatives on third level education, training and a range of employment measures.
Website: www.delni.gov.uk
East Tyrone College of Further & Higher Education (ETCFHE) Now merged within the South West Regional College
Website: www.swc.ac.uk/
Edexcel
Vocational qualifications relating to social care.
Website: www.edexcel.org.uk/
Education Development International (Edi)
Vocational and professional qualifications in Health and Social Care
Website: www.ediplc.com
Educational Guidance Service for Adults (EGSA)
Advice and services for adult learners, learning advisers, providers, employers and anyone interested in improving access to learning for adults.
Website: www.egsa.org.uk
Educationalists.co.uk
Resources for education and training specialists
Website: www.educationalists.co.uk
Information for Practice (IP)
Resources for social service professionals with access to relevant world news outlets, scientific and technical reports on social work and social care.
Website: www.nyu.edu/socialwork/ip
Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Social policy research and development.
Website: www.jrf.org.uk
Kings Fund
Health and social care resources, including free publications, briefings, articles and links.
Website: www.kingsfund.org.uk
Learn Direct
Education and training courses for all interests and abilities.
Website: www.learndirect.co.uk
Learning Point
Training, news and events for the voluntary and community sector in Ireland.
Website: www.learningpoint.ie
National Social Work Qualifications Board Ireland (NSWQB)
Registration of qualified social workers working in Ireland. Information about social work education and training.
Website: www.nswqb.ie
National Union of Students-Union of Students in Ireland (NUS-USI)
Information and advice on education, welfare, finance, legal issues and many other issues affecting students.
Website: www.nistudents.com
NIPPA - the Early Years Organisation
Information and training for parents, childcare providers, employers and local authorities in early childcare and education.
Website: www.nippa.org
North Down & Ards Institute of Further & Higher Education (NDAI)
Now merged within the South Eastern Regional College
Website: http://www.serc.ac.uk
North West Institute of Further & Higher Education (NWIFHE)
Now merged within the North West Regional College
Website: http://www.nwrc.ac.uk
Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action (NICVA)
Advice on training, information management and policy development for community and voluntary organisations.
Website: www.nicva.org
Northern Ireland Open College Network (NIOCN)
Support, training and consultation services for providers of education and training.
Website: www.niocn.co.uk
Northern Ireland Post Qualifying Education & Training Partnership (NIPQETP)
News and information for prospective and current PQ candidates, trainers, managers and funding agencies.
Website: www.nipqetp.com
Oxford, Cambridge and RSA Examinations (OCR)
Vocational qualifications relating to social care.
Website: www.ocr.org.uk
Quality Assurance Agency (QAA)
Quality assurance of the provision and standards of awards in higher education
Website: www.qaa.org.uk
Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA)
Quality assurance of standards in education and training. Information on curriculum and assessment for schools, colleges and work-based training.
Website: www.qca.org.uk
Queens University of Belfast (QUB)
Professional social work training and professional development courses for qualified social work professionals.
Website: www.qub.ac.uk
Skills for Care (SfC)
Workforce development and skills strategy for the adult social care workforce in England. Workforce development within the UK Alliance for the Sector Skills Council ‘Skills for Care & Development’.
Website: www.skillsforcare.org.uk
Skills for Care and Development (SfCD)
UK workforce development and training for the Social Care, Children and Young People's Workforce.
Website: www.skillsforcareanddevelopment.org.uk
Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)
Resources, research and examples of good practice in social care.
Website: www.scie.org.uk
Social Policy and Social Work (SWAP)
Resources for students, practitioners and educators on learning, teaching and assessment in social policy and social work.
Website: www.swap.ac.uk
Student Finance NI
Online application facility and advice on grants and loans for further and higher education students.
Website: www.studentfinanceni.co.uk
UK Centre for Advancement of Interprofessional Education (CAIPE)
Promotion of interprofessional learning between health and social care.
Website: www.caipe.org.uk
University and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS)
Details of all the courses offered in any further or higher education establishment in the UK, including social work.
Website: www.ucas.com
University of Ulster (UU)
Professional social work training and professional development courses for qualified social work professionals.
Website: www.ulster.ac.uk