Partners

DICE Consortium’s International Partner Network

UVAC

The University Vocational Awards Council (UVAC) is a UK not-for-profit membership organisation, formed in 1999 to represent and support the higher education sector, whose mission is to champion higher level vocational learning. Its members are mainly universities, alongside colleges, training providers, and professional and awarding bodies. It helps higher education institutions take a full part in delivering skills, apprenticeships, technical and professional education, through member networks, briefings, a peer-reviewed journal and an annual national conference.

HRUC

Harrow, Richmond and Uxbridge Colleges (HRUC) is a publicly funded further education college group in west and south London, formed in January 2023 to create one of the largest further education colleges in England. It serves nearly 15,000 learners across campuses in Harrow, Richmond, Uxbridge and Hayes. Alongside its colleges it runs HRUC Apprenticeships & Skills and leads the West London Institute of Technology, which offers higher technical (HNC/HND, Levels 4 to 5) qualifications in STEM subjects.

MITD

The Mauritius Institute of Training and Development (MITD) is a statutory body set up under the MITD Act (Act 12 of 2009), taking over the work of the former Industrial and Vocational Training Board, and operates under the aegis of the Ministry of Education and Human Resource. It provides technical and vocational education and training through a network of training centres, serving school leavers, workers in industry and the wider public. Its stated vision is to be the leader in human capital development in the region and beyond for global employability.

SayPro

Southern Africa Youth Project (SAY, also known as SayPro) is a registered non-profit headquartered in Johannesburg that runs youth development work across the Southern Africa region, aiming to empower communities through access to technology, education, health and employment. It was founded in 2005 as Diepsloot Youth Project by its CEO, Neftaly Malatjie, and has grown from one site in Diepsloot to several South African provinces, with women making up 75% of its staff. Its programmes include educational and psychosocial support for girls aged 13 to 18, accredited skills training and job placement for unemployed youth aged 18 to 35, enterprise development and financial capability training.

Cluster Green Transport

Cluster Green Transport is a non-profit association of companies and individuals, established in Sofia at the end of 2011, that works to develop intermodal freight and passenger transport in Bulgaria. It links transport and logistics companies, promotes green transport corridors and the integration of Bulgarian terminals into international intermodal networks, and trains member companies’ staff in intermodal transport. It has taken part in EU-funded transport and cluster projects such as COSMOS (Marco Polo), MOVE (COSME) and Energy Barge (Danube Transnational Programme).

Todor Kableshkov University of Transport

Todor Kableshkov University of Transport is a public higher education institution in Sofia, established in 1922, with a mission to train specialists who develop and apply scientific knowledge in transport. It holds full institutional accreditation and offers more than 60 Bachelor, Master and PhD programmes in engineering and economics for transport, logistics and transport infrastructure, taught by around 150 academic staff. It is active in Erasmus+, Danube Transnational and Horizon (Europe’s Rail) projects, and its 2022 PIF adds that it is a founding member of Cluster Green Transport.

Association Walk Together

Association Walk Together is a Bulgarian NGO based in Bankya (Sofia), created in 2013, that brings together young people, youth and social workers, trainers and volunteers to share knowledge and take part in civic life. It uses non-formal education to work on youth work, entrepreneurship, and digital and media literacy, locally with schools and rural youth and internationally through Erasmus+. It holds an Erasmus+ accreditation in the youth field and reports more than 100 learners a year with a small staff team.

Balkan Agency for Sustainable Development

The Balkan Agency for Sustainable Development is a Sofia-based public-benefit NGO, part of a network of research organisations, regional agencies and institutions across the Balkans and the EU. Its work covers socio-economic and sustainable development, lifelong learning and adult education, social inclusion, human rights, culture and cross-border cooperation, delivered largely through EU-funded projects such as Erasmus+, Interreg-IPA and CERV. It reports 4 full-time and 10 part-time staff and more than 100 volunteers, and is a member of the Bulgarian Platform for International Development and the Anna Lindh Foundation.

Youth Employment Service

YES Cameroon is a non-profit social enterprise and development organisation founded in December 2006, working in business and entrepreneurship, human resources and career development, training and consultancy. It aims to support government, organisations, the private sector and communities through development and innovation programmes. One of its focuses is second-generation agriculture, and its PIF says it has worked with local councils on aquaponics training programmes for young people that were not implemented for lack of funding.