The 157 Group is a forward thinking membership organisation which represents 31 leading Colleges and College Groups who collaborate, at a local and national level, with a wide range of stakeholders in the development of sustainable professional and technical skills to enable a transformation of the productive capacity of the UK economy.
We achieve this through:
- Partnerships with employers to co-create and deliver high quality and relevant professional and technical skills.
- Thought leadership in the areas of professional and technical skills, policy implementation and sector funding.
- Providing transformative leadership in the education sector
- Providing learning environments which support enhanced technical, professional and other skills so learners are ready for work.
- Taking a leading role in shaping the future skills needs to ensure the long-term economic capacity of the UK economy.
157 Group activities comprise:
- Membership & Member Support led by Sandra Farrell
- Research & External Relations led by Amy Fowler
- Collective Revenues and Efficiencies led by Kate Green