Regional Language Network East (RLN – East) United Kingdom

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RLN East is a not-for-profit organisation and joint initiative between UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) and the East of England Development Agency (EEDA) which provides support to government  and business  through the development, management and support of language & culture programmes in  the East of England.

RLN East represents the  language & culture needs of employers to government agencies and signposts  companies to relevant government-supported programmes. To do this,  it  works in partnership with a wide range of business support organisations. Main clients include development agencies, trade & investment agencies, skills development agencies & employers.

RLN-East has developed an impressive track record of managing successful & innovative projects which support businesses trading overseas and which seek to become more competitive through investing in language & culture skills. Its current focus areas are: Trade & Investment, Employment of Migrant Workers,  prisons, airports and Education into Employment Support.

RLN East will work together with the organisations it supports to identify policy research already conducted in the UK. These include the East of England Development Agency, UK Trade & Investment, the Learning and Skills Council (LSC), the National Centre for Languages (CiLT) and its counterpart RLNs in the other UK regions. It will conduct regional analysis through its work with the East of England Skills & Competitiveness Partnership and generate a regional language policy as part of its mandate within EEDA.

Link: www.rln-east.com