Government Departments

The links on this page will take you to a range of Government websites containing information on education, training, skills and employment.

Direct Gov: Public services all in one place. Find out about everything from education and learning, to tax, transport and the environment. http://www.direct.gov.uk

Department for Innovation, Unviersities and Skills: DIUS aims to build a dynamic, knowledge-based economy. This new Department brings together functions from two former departments: science and innovation responsibilities from the former Department of Trade and Industry, and skills, further and higher education from the former Department for Education and Skills. http://www.dius.gov.uk

Department for Children, Schools and Families: DCSF aims to make England the best place in the world for children and young people to grow up. http://www.dcsf.gov.uk

Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: BERR helps ensure business success in an increasingly competitive world. BERR is the voice for business across Government. http://www.berr.gov.uk

Department for Work and Pensions: The DWP aims to promote opportunity and independence for all through modern, customer-focused services. They help people to achieve their potential through employment, so that they are able to provide for their children and to work and save for secure retirement.  http://www.dwp.gov.uk

Get On: The Get On campaign is the advertising and promotion campaign for Skills for Life learning. Formerly featuring the well-known gremlin characters, a new campaign focusing on numeracy will start in March 2008. The new site will appear from 17 March at http://www.direct.gov.uk/geton - until then, please visit http://www.dfes.gov.uk/get-on/ and http://www.dfes.gov.uk/readwriteplus/new_numeracy_campaign

Jobcentre Plus: Jobcentre Plus is a government agency supporting people of working age from welfare into work, and helping employers to fill their vacancies. http://www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk

Offenders’ Learning and Skills: The Government’s offender skills and employment site provides information on Government policy for the general public, journalists and researchers, and signposts further sources of information. http://www.dfes.gov.uk/offenderlearning/

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