Association of Colleges

The AoC Technology team engages Colleges and influences policy through lobbying and advocacy. The primary means by which we achieve those ends is by representing Colleges' interests at national and regional level and by working with specialised networks and groups. You may also view and download the most recent AoC Technology Briefing for information on our current work.

Sector representative groups and boards

• Becta Efficiencies Study Steering group
• Becta ICT Services Advisory Board
• Becta National Prospectus Stakeholder group
• Data Service Steering Group
• Data Collections Programme Board
• Data Collections 09/10 Customer Scrutiny Group
• DCSF 14-19 Technology Sub Programme Board
• Information Authority Data Quality Delivery Group
• Janet Stakeholder Consultative Panel
• JISC Learning and Teaching Experts Group
• JISC Funding Options Group
• LRS Customer Scrutiny Board
• QCDA Interagency + IT Systems Research Group
• SIF Association UK Annual Conference

National and Regional Groups

The AoC Technology National groups currently focus on the following 3 areas:

• Management Information Systems (MIS): the collection, dissemination and management of data as it applies to funding, quality improvement and the management of College business processes;
• Information Technology (IT): developments in hardware & software, technology infrastructure, provision of services, sustainable development, effciency gains, e - safety and the effcetive management of resources;
• Learning Technologies (LT): the ways in which technology informs pedagogical theory and practice, implementation of innovative technology for learning and teaching and digital inclusion.
• There are obviously areas of overlap between the areas of work on which the 3 groups focus and it is the structure provided by the AoC team that helps to coordinate and focus the activites of the group's members.

A list of national group members is available in the National Technology Group Membership section.