Further education and F Guide - Resources and Review

UK Group which exists to promote and support Open College Networks in acting regionally to develop and widen access to high
quality and flexible education, training and learning, particularly for learners who have benefited least from formal provision. Includes the NOCN online newsletter, background information on the NOCN, and a listings of OCNs around the UK.
 
A independent organisation dedicated to enhancing and maintaining the quality of learning resources services in colleges throughout the United Kingdom, in liaison with the Library Association.
 
Company providing a lecturing service, payroll service and online human resource advisory service for the British education sector, and a management information system developed for community colleges in the USA.
 
Full text and summaries of important documents relating to education in the UK, including The National Committee of Inquiry into Higher Education (the Dearing Report), Widening Participation in Further Education (The Kennedy Report), and The Independent Committee of Inquiry into Student Finance in Scotland (The Cubie Report).
 
Offers resources on a range of subjects, material on different learning technologies such as videoconferencing and intranets, and links to colleges and key organisations. Events relating to further education are searchable by region.
 
Searchable index to the Web sites for over 900 community colleges in the United States, Canada, and around the world. Index can also be browsed alphabetically, or searched by geographical region or keyword.
 
Selection of case studies illustrating ways in which resources from individual Resource Discovery Network (RDN) hubs can be integrated into the FE curriculum. Studies offer suggestions for FE lecturers, librarians, and learning resource centre staff on incorporating the resources into their teaching and learning activities.
 
Virtual learning centre supporting the needs of vocational education in Scotland. Provides gateways to Internet resources selected for relevance to the Scottish curriculum in Further Education. Includes events listings, press and journal news, and an online edition of Broadcast
the SFEU quarterly print journal.
 
Set of links to selected, evaluated and annotated Internet resources relevant to further education.
 
Information for students at UK Sixth Form and FE colleges. Features a directory of institutions, outlines the types of course available, and offers a guide to effective study skills, careers advice, and leisure pursuits.
 
The Institute is concerned with all kinds of adult learners, but has particular strengths in work with women, black and ethnic minority learners, learners with disabilities and/or learning difficulties, older learners, and unemployed learners. It works in all sectors of education and training, including local authorities, further education, higher education, employers and not for profit organisations.
 
Refereed journal concerned with research into education after compulsory schooling, including further education, higher education, vocational and technical training, adult learning and community learning.
 
Scotland's Gaelic
medium further education college, located two miles north of Armadale, on the Sleat peninsula near the southern tip of the island of Skye.
 
City and Guilds is the largest awarding body for National Vocational Qualifications (NVQ) and one of the three awarding bodies for General National Vocational Qualifications (GNVQ).
 
Directory of over 3000 college and university Web resources in the United States and Canada, organised by state or province.
 
A comprehensive linked index to over 540 further education colleges in the UK, arranged by name, region, county and type.
 
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