The Business Development network meets to discuss issues relating to employer engagement, work based learning and apprenticeships and the Work Programme.
The Community Development Network looks at the role of colleges in their communities, working with schools, supporting the unemployed (not in education, employment or training), enterprise and employer engagement.
The Curriculum/HE network combines key strategic issues affecting colleges; the morning always focuses on HE in FE; influence and inform 157 policy development.
The Finance network meets to discuss and influence financial policy and practice, including funding methodology developments, loans and spending review impact.
The International network meets to discuss key international issues, including both recruitment of international students to the UK and in-country delivery overseas.
The Marketing Network enables communications and PR professionals across our member Colleges to come together with a focus on the implications of policy development for marketing and recruitment messaging.
The Policy Network is made up of senior leaders within our member Colleges who have a broad strategic brief – it influences broad 157 policy thinking and coordinates responses to emerging policy issues.
The Teaching and Learning Network brings together practitioner-managers from our member Colleges to focus on developing practice in vocational pedagogy and sharing approaches to quality improvement.
The Technology and Innovation Network meets to discuss and influence policy and practice in the development and use of technology in FE. The Group is represented by its Chair on the Ministerial Technology Group.
