NATFHE in Further Education : Landbased Education

Landbased colleges have faced hard times over the last ten years facing a declining industry and funding methodologies that have hit hard small rural specialist institutions.

NATFHE is the only organisations dealing with both professional and employment issues in the landbased colleges.

Wherever you work - in a college, adult education service, or voluntary organisation - NATFHE has a branch for you whose officers can offer information and advice.

Your branch is backed up by the expertise of professional staff in our national and regional offices.

Our Colleges Department of national and regional experts supports you at work and represents your views to employers and government. Christiane Ohsan is the national official based in the Colleges Department who is responsible for Landbased Education.

The colleges department also publishes a regular newsletter, Landbased Education News . The current issue, May 2006 (Word doc), includes the following stories: