Useful Links
- Connexions: Bedfordshire & Luton
- Learndirect
- National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE)
- The Learning Skills Council (LSC)
- The Open University (OU)
See the following list of useful links for further learning opportunities and advice:
Connexions: Bedfordshire & Luton
Connexions is the new advice, guidance and support service available for every young person aged 13-19.
A Personal Adviser will be able to help you make important decisions in your life about education, training, employment, and other life choices. Click on the following link for more information on the services that Connexions can offer.
Learndirect
Learndirect offers a range of flexible courses to help you learn about computers, office skills and self development. learndirect courses are primarily online so you can work at your own pace from home, at work or in a Learndirect centre.
Click on the following link for more information on the services that Learndirect can offer.
National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE)
NIACE is a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee under English law. It is a membership organisation, with individual members and more than 260 corporate members across the full range of providers, policy makers and users of adult learning opportunities. NIACE headquarters are in Leicester, England and Cardiff, Wales. The organisation employs more than 150 staff.
Click on the following link for more information on the services that NIACE can offer.
The Learning Skills Council (LSC)
The LSC is responsible for funding and planning education and training for over 16-year-olds in England. The LSC will be replaced by the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) in April 2010.
Click on the following link for more information on the transition from the LSC to the SFA.
The Open University (OU)
The Open University admitted its first students in 1971. It is the UK's largest university, with over 200,000 students and customers. The OU represents 22% of all part-time higher education students in the UK.
Click on the following link for more information on the services that the Open University can offer.
