Contact Details
Below are the Sector Skills Council or Standards Setting Organisation contact details.
For further details on NOS please contact nos@sds.co.uk
Apprenticeships.Scot (Scotland)
We’re Skills Development Scotland (SDS), Scotland’s national skills body. It’s our job to help create a skilled workforce that’s ready to face the future.
www.apprenticeships.scot Send emailBSE Skills Ltd
Trade body formed by BESA, SELECT & SNIPEF to oversee vocational training in electrical, plumbing and HVAC.
bseskills.co.uk Send email 0131 445 5577Business Wales Skills Gateway
Skills Gateway-your portal to skills development support in Wales.
businesswales.gov.wales/skillsgateway 0300 060 3000CITB
We are the Industry Training Board and our job to work with industry to encourage training, which helps build a safe, professional and fully qualified workforce.
www.citb.co.uk Send email 0300 456 7577CLD Standards Council Scotland
The CLD Standards Council is the professional body for people who work or volunteer in Community Learning and Development.
cldstandardscouncil.org.uk Send email 0131 244 3444Cogent Skills
Cogent Skills supports science industry employers to attract, retain and develop people who can contribute to business success.
cogentskills.com Send email 01925 515200Creative & Cultural Skills
Creative & Cultural Skills works to create a fair and skilled cultural sector.
ccskills.org.uk Send email 020 7015 1800Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB)
ECITB works with employers and training providers to give the engineering construction industry workforce the skills it needs to meet the challenges of the future.
www.ecitb.org.uk Send email 01923 260000Enginuity
Led by employers, our job is to transform the skills and productivity of the people who power our engineering and advanced manufacturing technologies sectors, enabling UK industry to compete on the global stage.
enginuity.orgEnergy and Utility Skills
Energy & Utility Skills brings industry leaders together to identify and address the skills challenges our sector faces.
www.euskills.co.uk Send email 0845 077 9922FISSS
FISSS represents, promotes and supports sector Skills Councils across the UK.
fisss.org Send email 0300 303 4444Institute For Apprenticeships & Technical Education (England)
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education is an employer led crown Non Departmental Public Body.
www.instituteforapprenticeships.org Send emailInstructus
Formerly known as Skills CFA, Instructus Skills is the UK’s leading cross-sector apprenticeship authority and skills sector body.
instructus-skills.org Send email 01536 738631Lantra
We're one of the leading awarding bodies for land-based industries in both the UK and the Republic of Ireland. We develop quality training courses and nationally recognised qualifications.
www.lantra.co.uk Send email 024 7669 6996MPQC
The mineral products qualifications council is a not for profit organisation whose members are derived from the quarrying, mineral products and mining sector.
www.mp-qc.org Send email 0115 972 6121NI Direct (Apprenticeships)
Information about the types of Apprenticeships available in Northern Ireland.
www.nidirect.gov.ukNSAFD
NSAFD provides businesses across the UK’s food and drink manufacturing and processing industry with a single source of access to leading edge workforce training.
nsafd.co.uk Send email 0845 644 0448ODAG Consultants Ltd.
ODAG Consultants Ltd. supports the development of IT / digital skills through the development of occupational standards, vocational qualifications and apprenticeship frameworks.
odag.co.uk Send emailOPITO
Our Skillsforce (Scotland)
Our Skillsforce supports Scotland's employers with all their skills needs. The online, helpline and face-to-face service includes free consultancy, HR support and access to funding.
www.ourskillsforce.co.ukPeople 1st International
We develop and quality assure industry relevant skills solutions in the UK and internationally across apprenticeships, work-based learning and technical vocational education.
www.people1st.co.uk Send emailSCQF
The Scottish Qualifications Framework helps people of all ages and circumstances to access the education and training that is appropriate to them over their lifetime.
scqf.org.uk Send email 0141 225 2922ScreenSkills
ScreenSkills is the industry-led skills charity for the screen industries. We work across the UK to ensure that the sector has the skills and talent they need.
www.screenskills.com Send emailSkills Development Scotland
As Scotland’s national skills body we contribute to Scotland’s sustainable economic growth by supporting people and businesses to develop and apply their skills.
www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk 0800 917 8000Skills for Care & Development
Skills for Care & Development is the sector skills council for people working in early years, children and young people's services, and those working in social work and social care for adults and children in the UK.
skillsforcareanddevelopment.org.ukSkills for Health
Skills for Health, a not-for-profit organisation committed to the development of an improved and sustainable healthcare workforce across the UK.
www.skillsforhealth.org.uk Send email 0117 922 1155Skills for Logistics
Support the logistics sector through End-Point Assessment, attraction, technology and innovation. Our goal is to help the sector solve the skills crisis through getting maximum value of the levy.
www.skillsforlogistics.co.uk Send emailSkills for Security
Working closely with employers, SfS improve both the skills and standards of professionalism in the security industry by providing access to high-quality training courses and qualifications.
www.skills4security.com Send email 01905 744000SkillsActive
SkillsActive provides employers, training providers, individuals, policy makers and key organisations with consultancy, information and advice on skills development and training.
skillsactive.com Send email 020 7632 2000The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI)
The IMI exists to boost the productivity and profitability of businesses in the motor industry. We're doing this by identifying and tackling skills gaps and shortages in the industry.
tide.theimi.org.uk Send email 01992 511521UKFT
UKFT is the UKs strategic body for occupations in fashion and textiles and is the most inclusive British network for fashion and textile companies in the UK.
www.ukft.org Send email 020 7843 9460