Jisc Advance signs memorandum of understanding with NIACE

The memorandum sets out how the two organisations will work together to raise the quality of learning experiences for adults across the UK.

Guy Lambert, Managing Director of Jisc Advance, said: “It is particularly important for Jisc Advance to work in a complementary manner with membership organisations. Combining our expertise in technology with NIACE’s deep understanding of adult learning provides a unique capability to support learning providers and learners to get the best results from their endeavours.”

Jisc Advance and NIACE already share a common commitment to ensure that adult learning, and access to it, is enhanced and enabled through the use of technology.

Sal Cooke, director of Jisc Techdis and the stakeholder engagement lead for Jisc Advance, said: “It is vital that work continues between these two key organisations to help the education sector meet the many challenges to come. This memorandum will help create a powerful synergy and ensure that even more providers benefit from the many services offered under the Jisc Advance banner.“

The commitment is proven by their strong relationship to date; the nationwide network of Regional Support Centres work together with NIACE to provide advice and guidance on how technology can both improve the learner experience and increase efficiencies for providers.

This is further enhanced by the work of the Jisc Advance services, such as accessibility experts, Techdis and training providers, Netskills.

Alastair Clark, digital lead for NIACE, said: “This document really does give us a firm footing on which to continue our excellent relationship. We already have plans for a programme of activities with Jisc Advance’s Regional Support Centres and Jisc Techdis, and can now look forward to extending this to include more of the Jisc Advance services.”