Education 

ELBs

Belfast Education and Library Board
Local authority responsible for education, youth and library services within Belfast

North Eastern Education and Library Board
Local authority responsible for education, youth and library services in the district council areas of Antrim, Ballymena, Ballymoney, Carrickfergus, Coleraine, Larne, Magherafelt, Moyle and Newtownabbey 

South Eastern Education and Library Board
Local authority responsible for education, youth and library services in the district council areas of Ards, Castlereagh, Down, Lisburn and North Down

Southern Education and Library Board
Local authority responsible for education, youth and library services in the district council areas of Armagh, Banbridge, Cookstown, Craigavon, Dungannon & South Tyrone, Newry & Mourne

Western Education and Library Board
Local authority responsible for education, youth and library services in the district council areas of Omagh, Fermanagh, Derry, Strabane and Limavady
 

Professional bodies

Association for Northern Ireland Colleges (ANIC)
Online portal to access Northern Ireland´s 16 colleges of further and higher education

Comhairle na Gaelscolaiochta
The Council for Irish-medium Education

Council for Catholic Maintained Schools
Advocate for the Catholic Maintained Schools sector in Northern Ireland

Council for the Curriculum Examinations and Assessment (CCEA)
A non departmental public body reporting to the Department of Education in Northern Ireland, where its role is to ensure it meets the needs of all learners

Education Guidance Service for Adults (EGSA)
Provides services to adult learners, learning advisers, providers, employers and anyone interested in improving access to learning for adults through a network of offices across Northern Ireland  
 
General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland
Statutory, independent body for the teaching profession

Governing Bodies Association
Website contains information relating to issues affecting post-primary school education in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education
Central forum and umbrella organisation for groups across Northern Ireland in integrated education

UK National Reference Point
Responsible for the evaluation of international vocational qualifications and the central point of information for UK vocational education and training

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