References

"Modernising Local Government: Improving Local Services through Best Value", Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, London, 1998.

"Made to Measure - Evaluation in Practice in Local Government",
Ian Sanderson; Tony Boviard; Paul Davis; Steve Martin; Anne Foreman. Local Government Training Board, London 1998.

Publications

Learning City Network publications are available from:
Learning City Network Secretariat, 111 Grantham Road, Bingham, NOTTINGHAM NG13 8DF
(Phone/Fax: 01949 831171)

• "Learning City Network Aims and Objectives", January 1996
• "Learning City Network Next Steps", April 1997

The DfEE's "The Learning Age" Green Paper, February 1998, is available from: The Stationery Office Limited, P O Box 276, LONDON SW8 5DT
(Phone: 0171 873 0011 Fax: 0171 873 8200)

The DfEE's Careers and Occupational Information Centre (COIC) publishes the "Newscheck" magazine and a range of careers education and guidance publications. These are available from:
COIC, P O Box 298A, THAMES DITTON, Surrey KT7 0ZS
(Phone: 0181 957 5030 Fax: 0181 957 5019)

The DfEE's Skills and Enterprise Network publishes regular digests and summaries of Labour Market, Research and Evaluation reports, together with details of new publications and events which focus on labour market, training, education and enterprise issues. Details of the Network's services are available from:
DfEE, Skills and Enterprise Network, Level 3 North, Moorfoot, SHEFFIELD S1 4PQ
(Phone: 0114 259 4075 Fax: 0114 259 4713)

The DfEE's range of publications dealing with research, development, committee reports and National Targets is extensive. They are available from:
DfEE Publications, P O Box 5050, SUDBURY, Suffolk CO10 6ZQ
(Phone: 0845 6022260 Fax: 0845 6033360).

Those of particular interest are:

• "Higher Education for the 21st Century - Response to the Dearing Report"
• "Further Education for the New Millennium - Response to the Kennedy Report"
• "University for Industry - Pathfinder Prospectus"
• "Learning for the 21st Century - First Report of the National Advisory Group for Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning"
• "Skills for 2000: National Targets for Education and Training: Action to Raise Skill Levels"
• "National Adult Learning Survey" (ref: NALS 97)

The DTI/DfEE's working document report, "Competitiveness Through Partnerships With People" is available from:
DTI, Admail, 528, LONDON SW1W 8YT
(Phone: 0870 1502500 Fax: 0870 1502333)

NIACE (National Institute of Adult Continuing Education) publications are available from:
NIACE at 21 De Montfort Street, LEICESTER LE1 7GE
(Phone: 0116 204 4200/1 Fax: 0116 285 4514)

• "Learning Cities"
• "The Learning Country: An Education Manifesto for a New Wales"

Publications dealing with the Investors in People National Standard and its role in workplace learning are listed in a catalogue available from:
Investors in People UK, P O Box 242, Goldthorpe, ROTHERHAM S63 9YP
(Phone: 01709 892782 Fax: 01709 892783)

The Policy Research Institute, the Local Government Management Board and the Audit Commission should be contacted directly about their ranges of research and guidance publications.