Listed below are some of the RET partner organisations including a brief description about their organisation. You can see their websites by clicking on the links (in red).
Acas East of England
Acas work with employers and employees to improve organisations and working life through better employment relations.
Business Link is a government-funded service designed to promote enterprise. Whether you are already running or growing a business or just starting out, Business Link is the place to go. All their support is independent and impartial, and most services are provided free of charge.
In the East of England, Business Link East delivers the Business Link service with funding provided by the East of England Development Agency (EEDA). Business Link East is led by business people who have experience of running and managing businesses in the private sector.
COVER - Community and Voluntary Forum: East of England
COVER are a representative body for the voluntary and community sector in the region. COVER is a membership organisation, guided by trustees elected from their membership. Each of their full members is a network in its own right, giving them reach right across the voluntary sector and the region.
COVER's Vision is of a just and inclusive society for the East of England that recognises and supports the value, and values, of the community and voluntary sector.
COVER's Mission is to increase voluntary and community sector regional influence, activity and recognition.
COVER's Aim is to be recognised as the authoritative agency of the community and voluntary sector at the regional level in the east of England.
The Department of Health (DH) exists to improve the health and wellbeing of people in England.
EEDA - East of England Development Agency
The East of England Development Agency (EEDA) is the driving force behind sustainable economic growth and regeneration in the East of England. EEDA's task is to improve the region's economic performance and ensure the East of England remains one of the UK's top performing regions.
EEDA has three key roles:
- setting and shaping the direction of economic development in the East of England
- persuading and influencing others to bring resources together to find innovative ways to solve challenging economic issues
- investing in imaginative projects that challenge the norm and will have a significant impact on economic development in the East of England.
EERA - The East of England Regional Assembly
The East of England Regional Assembly is a partnership body bringing together elected councillors from the region's 54 councils and representatives from the private, voluntary and community sectors.
The East of England Regional Assembly is independent of Government and represents the regional interests of people living and working in the East of England (comprising Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Peterborough, Luton, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock). It exists to promote the economic, social and environmental well-being of the region.
EESCP - East of England Skills and Competitiveness Partnership
EESCP was established in September 2005 to facilitate closer collaboration and more cohesion between the public, private and voluntary sector organisations responsible for increasing skills, employment and economic growth in the East of England.
EESCP unites senior representatives from over 50 organisations, providing a voice for regional agencies, the business sector, learning providers, local authorities, the voluntary sector and community interests.
Government Office for the East of England
The Government Office for the East of England covers Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. GO-East bring together into a single operation the varied regional activities of a range of Government departments with the aim of making the region a better place to live and work in.
Government Offices are part of the Department for Communities and Local Government, which covers regional and urban policy, local government, planning, housing and regeneration.
The Regional Director is Paul Pugh, who is supported by six Directors. Directors each have responsibility for a specific area of Government policy, such as housing, local government or community safety.
Jobcentre Plus - Working with Partners
Jobcentre Plus is a government agency supporting people of working age from welfare into work, and helping employers to fill their vacancies. They are part of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and play a major role in supporting the Department's aim to ‘promote opportunity and independence for all through modern, customer-focused services'.
Successful delivery of Jobcentre Plus services can only be achieved, by working jointly with partner organisations and securing their support.
The Learning and Skills Council exists to make England better skilled and more competitive. The LSC has a single goal: to improve the skills of England's young people and adults to ensure we have a workforce of world-class standard. The LSC is a non-departmental public body which began work in 2001, taking over the roles of the former Further Education Funding Council and Training and Enterprise Councils.
National Offender Management Service
NOMS is an executive agency of the Ministry of Justice, bringing together the headquarters of the Probation Service and HM Prison Service to enable more effective delivery of services. The two bodies remain distinct but have a strong unity of purpose - to protect the public and reduce reoffending. Prison and probation services ensure the sentences of the courts are properly carried out and work with offenders to tackle the causes of their offending behaviour.
NOMS is responsible for commissioning and delivering adult offender management services, in custody and in the community, in England and Wales. It manages a mixed economy of providers. Decisions on what work is to be done and who it will be done by are based on evidence and driven by best value.
Responsibility for delivering a reduction in reoffending and the management of offenders is devolved to 10 regional offices in England and one office in Wales. Each is responsible for commissioning services, developing a reducing reoffending delivery plan and coordinating partnerships in their area.
The NHS East of England provides strategic leadership for the NHS in the East of England. They work with 40 local NHS organisations across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk and are responsible for ensuring that the £8.1 billion spent on health care in the region delivers the best services and value-for-money for over 5.6 million people.
The National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE) aims to encourage all adults to engage in learning of all kinds.
NIACE work with and for: adult learners, local authorities, government departments and agencies, voluntary bodies, charitable trusts, adult education providers, trade unions, employers and european funders.
NIACE are a charity, a company limited by guarantee and a member-led, non-governmental organisation. The membership base is made up of individual and corporate members, who range from universities, colleges and local authorities to the BBC, the National Federation of Women's Institutes, the Trades Union Congress and the Ministry of Defence.