Welcome to the Learning Partnerships website The aim of the website is to be an information point for everybody on activities relating to Learning Partnerships. Background on Learning Partnerships A network of 104 (originally 101) Learning Partnerships were set up across the country in early 1999 to promote a new culture of provider collaboration across sectors (schools, FE, work-based learning and adult and community learning) and to rationalise the plethora of existing local partnership arrangements covering post-16 learning. They are non-statutory, voluntary groupings of local learning providers (ranging from voluntary sector to FE/HEIs) and others such as local government, Connexions/Careers Service, trade unions, employers and faith groups. The core roles for Learning Partnerships are: promoting provider collaboration in support of lifelong learning; and maximising the contribution of learning to local regeneration. Learning Partnerships are also involved in follow-up to Area Inspections, 14-19 proposals and a range of initiatives around Basic Skills, workforce development, ICT and progression into HE. Contributing increasingly to local strategies for regeneration and many have become the 'learning arm' of the Local Strategic Partnerships.

Click here to go to the LL Homepage. Updated on the 27th January 2006.