The Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) is a national membership organisation and is the recognised voice of independent providers who engage in government funded skills training and employability programmes throughout England.
Employing around 34,000 people worldwide, Cisco Systems is the international leader in networking for the Internet. Founded in 1984 by a group of computer scientists from Stanford University, Cisco manufactures and sells networking and communications products and provides services associated with that equipment and its use. These products and services are used by corporations, public institutions, telecommunication companies, commercial businesses and personal residences around the globe.
The Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) is a national membership organisation and is the recognised voice of independent providers who engage in government funded skills training and employability programmes throughout England.
The National Skills Academy for Railway Engineering (the Skills Academy) is an employer-led, industry owned organisation, commercially driven in the best interests of the railway industry.
The International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) promotes the safe and effective use of powered access worldwide. Set up in 1983, IPAF is a not-for-profit members’ organisation that represents the interests of manufacturers, distributors, users, rental and training companies. It serves as a forum for all active in the world of powered access. IPAF has played a key role in promoting many of the design, safety and testing procedures that are now established in the powered access industry.
Link-up is the UK rail industry supplier qualification scheme, providing a single common registration, qualification and audit process for suppliers that are shared by the UK rail industry. Vital Rail is one of those suppliers.
Working in partnership with employers, five strategic goals have been set that reflect the priority areas to support the sector over the next three years in developing the world class workforce needed to meet the sector's changing expectations and challenges. These objectives will drive GoSkills’ activities for the next three years.
ARTP's primary aim is to be the Association that represents the interests of all those involved in training, development and competence management services to the Railway Industry.
Achilles works to identify, qualify, evaluate and monitor suppliers on behalf of major organisations worldwide. We build and support buyer-supplier communities in many industry sectors, creating unique and powerful global networks. Our services for professional procurement help create opportunities for business and reduce risk in the supply chain.
City & Guilds is the biggest name in UK vocational education, with 2 million learners working towards one of our qualifications every year. City & Guilds includes three Group members covering areas as diverse as management, land-based industries and international development.