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Observatory Partners

Find out about the organisations responsible for overseeing the work of the Observatory

Useful Links

This page provides links to the multitude of organisations involved in skills and employment policy and delivery in London. Organisations are arranged into broad groups, and listed in alphabetical order under each heading.

London agencies

Greater London Authority

London Councils

London Development Agency

London Skills and Employment Board

London Voluntary Service Council

London Voluntary Sector Training Consortium

Local authorities in London

London’s sub-regional partnerships for skills and employment issues

Central London Forward

City Fringe Partnership

Cross River Partnership

East and South East London City Strategy

North London Strategic Alliance

South London Partnership

Thames Gateway London Partnership

West London Working

Useful sources of information on skills and employment services in London

Helping Graduates into Work

London Apprenticeship Company

London Colleges

London Work Based Learning Alliance

Government departments

Communities and Local Government (CLG)

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)

Department for Education

Her Majesty’s Treasury (HM Treasury)

Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC)

National agencies

Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS)

Alliance of Sector Skills Councils

Higher Education Funding Council for England

Investors in People

Learning and Skills Improvement Service

Low Pay Commission

The National Skills Academy

Office for Budget Responsibility

Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency (QCDA)

Sector Skills Councils

Skills Funding Agency

UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES)

Young Person's Learning Agency (YPLA)

Useful sources of data

Data Management and Analysis Group of the Greater London Authority (DMAG)
Data Service
Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA)
London’s Datastore

London's Poverty Profile

National Employer Skills Survey for England
Neighbourhood Statistics
Nomis: official labour market statistics
Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Thames Gateway Knowledge Platform

Ethnic Minority Advisory Group - Employment Data Portal

Representative organisations

Association of Colleges (AoC)

Association of Learning Providers (ALP)
Association of Regional Observatories (ARO)

Confederation of British Industry

Employment Related Services Association (ERSA)

National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE)

The Russell Group

Trades Union Congress

European institutions and networks

European Anti-Poverty Network

European Commission – Directorate General for Education and Culture

European Commission – Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities

Research organisations and think tanks

Centre for Cities

Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion (Inclusion)

Centre for Social Justice

European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO)

Institute of Employment Research (IER)

Institute for Employment Studies (IES)

Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS)

Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR)

National Institute for Economic and Social Research

Policy Exchange
Social Market Foundation

The Work Foundation

Skills & employment initiatives linked to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games

London Employer Accord

Podium Skills London

Relay London Jobs

Other useful links

HM Treasury Greenbook

London Development Agency (LDA) European Programmes Management Unit (EPMU)

London Health Observatory