United Kingdom
The UK National Reference Point is the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (see below). However, as education and training are responsibilities that have been devolved across the UK, each jurisdiction has established its own reference point, all of which are listed below with relevant contact details.
England
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)
N3, Moorfoot
Sheffield
United Kingdom
www.bis.gov.uk
About this Organisation:
The aim of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) is to build a dynamic and competitive UK economy by: creating the conditions for business success; promoting innovation, enterprise and science; and giving everyone the skills and opportunities to succeed.
Representative:
Jennifer Mullis
Policy Lead for Business, Innovation and Skills
Jennifer.mullis@bis.gsi.gov.uk
Jennifer Mullis works for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (part of the UK Central Government). She has policy responsibility for Improving the Quality of the Further Education Sector (including vocational education and training). This covers the spectrum of policies from intervention in poorly performing provision to rewards for excellence. In previous roles she was responsible for Apprenticeship Policy; sponsorship of the Qualifications Curriculum Authority (QCA); the development of the Connexions Service and approaches to young people not in education, employment and training.
Scotland
Scottish vq Board
Contact person:
George Brown
Head of Accreditation
Scottish Qualifications Authority
The Optima Building
58 Robertson Street
Glasgow
G2 8DQ
george.brown@sqa.org.uk
Wales
Welsh Assembly Government
Contact person:
Kim Ebrahim
Head of Vocational Qualifications Regulation and QA Branch
Qualifications and Learning Division / Is-adran Cymwysterau a Dysgu
Department for Education and Skills (DfES)/ Yr Adran Addysg a Sgiliau (AdAS)
Welsh Government / Llywodraeth Cymru
Ty'r Llyn / Ty'r Llyn
Waterside Business Park / Parc Busnes Ger-y-llyn
Clos Llyn Cwm / Clos Llyn Cwm
Swansea Enterprise Park / Parc Anturiaeth Abertawe
Swansea / Abertawe
SA6 8AH / SA6 8AH
kim.ebrahim@wales.gsi.gov.uk
Northern Ireland
Department for Employment and Learning
Contact person:
Nick Gibson
Qualifications and e-Learning
Adelaide House
39-49 Adelaide Street
Belfast
BT2 8FD
nicholas.gibson@delni.gov.uk
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