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Government

The Scottish Government
The Scottish Government is the devolved government for Scotland.

Learning Connections                                                                                                                                               The Community Learning and Development, and Adult Literacy and Numeracy functions of Learning Connections, until recently part of Communities Scotland, was integrated into the Directorate General for Education of the Scottish Government and their website content is now located on the main Scottish Government website.

Communities Scotland
The Scottish Government's housing and regeneration agency.

Learndirect Scotland
The Scottish University for Industry's key focus is to develop the country's vocational skills through a better-trained and educated workforce.

Careers Scotland 
The national body for all age guidance. 

Voluntary Sector 

SCVO
The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the umbrella body for voluntary organisations in Scotland. 

Volunteer Development Scotland 
VDS promotes and supports volunteering in Scotland mainly by providing information, training and support services for organisations which engage voluntary workers. 

The Big Picture 
A quality improvement framework from the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations. 

workwithus.org
A portal to the voluntary sector in Scotland. 

volresource
Useful information on anything to do with running a voluntary organisation. 

Adult Education 

Niace 
The National Institute of Adult and Continuing Education. Its work focuses on England and Wales. 

The Encyclopedia of Informal Education 
 A not for profit site providing learning tools and resources. 

Scottish Further Education Unit
Working for Scotland's Colleges

Adult Literacies 

Money Matters
A financial education site developed by NIACE in partnership with Prudential. It aims to widen access to learning about money matters for people with a wide range of skills levels, and to enable learners to develop ICT and numeracy skills. 

BBC Skillswise 
Online resource for adult literacy and numeracy.    

Communities of Practice in Adult Literacies (CoPAL)                                                                                              The Scottish Further Education Unit established a Communities of Practice to inform and  support practitioners

Partnership Working 

Smarter Partnerships 
The Smarter Partnerships website has a range of resources for personal and team development. 

Partnerships
Partnerships, participation and online communities. 

Funding 

The Big Lottery

Tudor Trust 
The Tudor Trust now includes learning as a priority area. 

JRCT
The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust. 

Esmee Fairbairn Foundation
One of the largest independent grant-making foundations in the UK. 

Socrates-Grundtvig Programme for Adult Education 
European Adult Education Initiative. 

ESF Objective 3 Partnership
European Funding which helps disadvantaged groups in the community who are excluded economically and socially.