What’s it like to be a Partner?

Becoming a Partner opens up a variety of exciting and specific services to you.  Take a look at some of them below.  If you would like to discuss any of these services in more detail please feel free to contact any member of the Partnership team.

An advocate for learning

For Partners, we promote access to learning for all – learning for work, learning for career development and learning for leisure.

An information centre

You’ll receive a bi-monthly newsletter and have access to features within the website to keep you fully up to date on developments in the learning and skills sector.

A fundingXchange

You’ll get a monthly funding update and have the chance to team up with other Partners to develop projects and work alongside with whenever funding opportunities are available to do so.

Advice and guidance

You’ll receive free advice and guidance on all matters to do with learning, skills, funding in Bedfordshire & Luton (including updates on what’s happening in the East & South East Midlands), equality and diversity.

Consultancy and support services

We’ll offer you these extra services – consultancy, project management, data management, financial management, fund raising advice, event organisation, quality assurance, access to capacity building programmes around quality, bid writing and working in partnership.

Networking

We host 3 meetings a year for the Partnership Community Forum (PCF), exchanging information, sharing good practice and promoting new learning activities.

4 networking events and a Euro funding briefing also take place updating you on key debates within learning and skills.

We also run 2 meetings a year open to all our Partners to identify and consult on future priorities for partnership activity on learning and skills, new projects, capacity building, advice and support.  All the time giving Partners a say in what we do as a Partnership.

A regional/sub-national dimension

We’ll continuously work with colleagues across the East of England and the South East Midlands, strengthening our ability to link learning provides together where there are opportunities for working in partnership.

We’ll help all our local Partners lever resources into the area and contribute to regional or sub-regional programmes.