Partner organisations

Higher Futures

Higher Futures is the Lifelong Learning Network for South Yorkshire, North Derbyshire and North Nottinghamshire. It is a partnership of 12 local colleges and universities, aiming to transform higher education progression opportunities for vocational and work-based learners.

Tradeswomen South YorkshireHigher Futures focuses on five priority sectors: early years; engineering; health and social care; public wellbeing; and sustainable communities.

www.higherfutures.org


Women in Construction, Arts and Technology

Based in Sheffield, this organisation supports women and girls in training, support and the promotion of Construction, Arts and Technology.

The organisation has a Facebook group, which can also be viewed by non-Facebook members.


The UKRC

The UKRC is funded by the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) and is the Government's lead organisation for the provision of advice, services and policy consultation regarding the under-representation of women in science, engineering and technology (SET). It was set up as one of the key recommendations of the Government's 2003 Strategy for Women in SET, which followed the SET Fair Report in 2002.

The UKRC is led by a partnership including the University of Cambridge, the University of Oxford, the Open University, Sheffield Hallam University, Queen Mary University of London, with Bradford College as the lead partner.

The UKRC provides a central point of information and advice for industry, academia, professional institutes, education and research councils and for women entering, returning and progressing in SET careers. This website lays out the services we provide in detail, but you can read a general overview of our work.

www.theukrc.org

The WISE CampaignWISE

The WISE Campaign encourages young women to stick with studying Maths and Physics and to consider careers in those areas of Science, Engineering and Construction that they have traditionally rejected. WISE operates throughout the UK, with specialist committees in Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland.

www.wisecampaign.org.uk


VT Enterprise

VT EnterpriseVT Enterprise is one of the UK's leading providers of high-quality, leading-edge careers information, advice and guidance services, delivering all aspects of information, advice and guidance.

They also have expertise in developing learning resources including e-learning and publishing, occupational information, e-guidance, labour market information, NVQ assessment, social and economic research, careers services to the independent sector, and adult guidance.

www.vtplc.com


STEMNET

STEMNETSTEMNET aims to ensure that more young people in the UK make a choice to enter science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) related careers at all levels, and future generations are properly informed about the science and technology that surrounds them.

With the support of its partners, STEMNET achieves this in two ways:

www.stemnet.org.uk


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