Our Partners

The information authority takes an active role in bureacracy reduction and standards setting initiatives across the education sector. We are represented on:

	Bureaucracy Reduction Group  In close co-operation with the key sector delivery partners, the BRG reviews the operation of existing policies and scrutinises the design and implementation of new policies to challenge unnecessary administrative burdens in the FE and Training Sector.
	Information Standards Board The ISB for education, skills and children’s services is the overarching authority and governing body for the management and assurance of information and data standards across the system.

The information authority Board Member Organisations

	Alliance of Sector Skills Councils The Alliance is an organisation comprising all 25 licensed UK Sector Skills Councils, the employer-driven organisations that together represent approximately 90% of the UK's workforce on skills issues.
	Association of Colleges The Association of Colleges was created in 1996 as the single voice to promote the interests of further education colleges in England and Wales.
	Association of Learning Providers  The Association of Learning Providers is the voice of independent learning providers in England with membership open to any provider committed to quality work-based learning.
	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills BIS is responsible for building a dynamic and competitive UK economy, including further and higher education.
	Department for Education The DfE is responsible for all issues affecting children and young people, up to the age of 19, including education.
	Higher Education Funding Council for England HEFCE promotes and funds high-quality, cost-effective teaching and research in the higher education sector, meeting the diverse needs of students, the economy and society.
	HOLEX HOLEX is the national network of local adult learning providers. It was set up in 1995 by Bob Powell, who represents the organisation on the information authority board. To find out more about the work of HOLEX, contact Bob at holexbp@aol.com.
	Lifelong Learning UK  LLUK is the independent employer-led sector skills council responsible for the professional development of staff working in the UK lifelong learning sector.
	Local Government Association The LGA is a voluntary lobbying organisation, acting as the voice of the local government sector, and an authoritative and effective advocate on its behalf.
	Ofqual Ofqual is the regulator of qualification, exams and tests in England.
	Ofsted Ofsted inspects and regulates care for children and young people, and inspects education and training for learners of all ages.
	Skills Funding Agency The Skills Funding Agency funds and regulates adult FE and skills training in England.
	Young People's Learning Agency The Young People's Learning Agency supports local authorities in commissioning education and training for 16-19 year old learners in England, and funds open Academies.

 

Other Partners

	The Data Service The Data Service has been established as the single authoritative source of data for post-16 further education, with sole responsibility for its collection and dissemination.
	Examination Officers' Association The EOA is an independent, non-union organisation which supports the professional development of exam office personnel working in centres throughout the UK.
	Higher Education Statistics Agency HESA is the official agency for the collection, analysis and dissemination of quantitative information about higher education.
	Managing Information Across Partners MIAP is a data-centric set of services built on the principle of 'Collect once, use many times and used by all that are entitled to do so'