We have identified a number of websites which can provide you with further information on skills competitions, vocational training as well as key vocational and educational training organisations in the UK.

Awarding bodies:

City & Guilds
Edexcel
EMTA Awards Ltd
QCA
Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust

Government departments / agencies:

Department for Business Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (BERR)
Department for Children Schools and Families
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS)
Department for Work & Pensions
Education and Learning Wales (ELWa)
Highlands and Islands Enterprise
National Assembly for Wales
Northern Ireland Executive
Quality Improvement Agency
Scottish Enterprise
Scottish Executive

Key vocational & educational training organisations in the UK:

Association of Colleges (AoC)
Learning & Skills Council
 

Sector Skills Council:

SkillSet
Skillsmart

Skills Policy Organisations:

Policy Connect Skills

Training Awards and Standards:

Investors in People
National Training Awards
Training Databank

Websites aimed at young people:

Apprenticeships
Barker Brooks Media Ltd
Connexions
Learndirect
Skillslondon2008
The Prince's Trust