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East Midlands Development Agency (emda) is one of nine Regional Development Agencies in England set up in 1999 to bring a regional focus to economic development.

Our shared vision is that by 2020 the East Midlands will be a flourishing region. A region made up of growing and innovative businesses. A region where skilled people are employed in good quality jobs. A region where we all feel part of healthy, inclusive communities and live in thriving, attractive places.

www.emda.org.uk

It is our aim to work with regional partners and local people to maximise competitiveness and prosperity in the East Midlands, and to bring together government policies for a more inclusive society.

www.goem.gov.uk

Lantra, the Sector Skills Council has developed Course Finder to give you quick and easy access to training and courses that suit your needs.

www.lantracoursefinder.co.uk

Lantra works to improve the level of skills and business performance in companies across 17 industries, that together make up the environmental and land-based sector in the UK

www.lantra.co.uk

As the largest deliverer of England Rural Development Programme (ERDP) schemes and a range of other rural services, the Rural Development Service (RDS) is at the forefront of change in rural areas.

www.defra.gov.uk/rds

The University of Lincoln is a place of high ambition, a new institution whose progress since it was created in 2001 has been rapid but solidly grounded. Its vision is to be a 21st century expression of the old university ideal - where a student focus is paramount - at the same time as fulfilling the modern tasks of knowledge generation and transfer for the economic, social and cultural benefit of the cities and regions it serves.

www.lincoln.ac.uk