The JISC Regional Support Centre for Yorkshire & Humber works with a number of partners. View the list below or use the Acronym Finder (developed by JISC RSC North West and hosted on their website).
Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) is a strategic advisory committee working on behalf of the funding bodies for further and higher education (FE and HE) in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
JISC Advance is a not-for-profit company financed by grants from the UK funding councils to provide the UK further and higher education (FE and HE) sectors expertise, independent advice, guidance and resources required to enable effective and innovative uses of ICT. JISC RSC UK, JISC infoNet, JISC Legal, JISC TechDis, JISC Netskills, JISC Procureweb, JISCMail and JISC Digital Media provide the JISC Advance Services.
Working in partnership, the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) promotes and funds high-quality, cost-effective teaching and research, meeting the diverse needs of students, the economy and society.
The Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) is the new sector-owned body, formed from CEL and QIA to develop excellent and sustainable FE provision across the sector. LSIS operates the Excellence Gateway.
JANET (UK) manage the JANET (Joint Academic Network) to which all UK colleges are connected. This site has information on services, publications and events for IT staff in colleges.
The YHMAN network provides high bandwidth connectivity to the education and research community throughout Yorkshire and Humber.
Becta supports the Government's efforts to improve standards in curriculum subjects, in the teaching of key skills, in institutional effectiveness, and in the development of lifelong learning. The BECTa site has sections relating to FE, Community and Lifelong Learning, Inclusion and Teaching & Learning.
NIACE (National Institute of Adult Continuing Education) exists to encourage more and different adults to engage in learning of all kinds.
The Association of Learning Providers (ALP) is recognised as the voice of independent learning providers throughout England. The majority of its 460 members are private, not-for-profit and voluntary sector training organisations. Membership is open to any provider committed to quality work based learning (WBL) and it includes over 60 Further Education colleges involved in WBL.
The University of Huddersfield (HUDCETT) is one of 11 Centres for Excellence in Teacher Training. The aim of the Centres for Excellence in Teacher Training (CETTs) is to enhance the quality of teacher training for those who are training to become teachers in the Lifeling Learning Sector.
Digital 20/20 is Yorkshire and Humber’s initiative to ensure that the people and organisations in the region have the capabilities to get the most out of living, learning, working and doing business in the digital world.
