Aims

Progress South Central was the Lifelong Learning Network for Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey and focused on the needs of the learner and the employer, encompassed a breadth of provision and mission within its partner institutions, represented the voices of further and higher education equally; and delivered clear benefits to the region that could not be achieved by individual institutions. Please refer to our eBook or final report for more information on our achievements.

Our aims were to:

• address those barriers to progression for vocational learners into and within higher education that might be removed by a better understanding of, and greater responsiveness to the needs of learners and employers, and improved communications and co-operation between institutions in the region.
• support institutions in the region to design and deliver provision which meets the needs of both learners and employers in the context of lifelong learning, through the sharing of effective and innovative practice, the brokering of relationships with regional partners, and the provision of opportunities for development

Progress South Central was funded from 2007 until 31 July 2011 by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE).