"More UK colleges should be encouraged to become involved in British Council projects as they are an excellent way of developing capacity to engage internationally – they are exciting, challenging and enjoyable."
Adil Mahmood, International Manager, Bradford College, UK

British Council international skills partnerships utilise a number of guidelines, forms and assessment grids to support all stages of the partnership process.

There are three types of international skills partnership project: Foundation, Start-up and Advanced.

Foundation

These are partnership projects with pre-identified organisations in a partner county, focusing on pre-identified sectors and themes, and sometimes pre-identified deliverables. Such partnership project opportunities are announced in the Partnerships Call section and through our skills e-newsletter, which you can sign up for here. You can find an at-a-glance overview of the foundation partnership process here.

Start-up

These are partnership projects based on opportunities identified by organisations themselves in eligible countries. More information about these projects is available in our Partnership Start-up Scheme section. You can find an at-a-glance overview of the start-up partnership process here.

Advanced

These are partnership projects delivered by a consortium of organisations that have successfully completed foundation and/or start-up projects. These projects build directly on the work of the preceding foundation and/or start-up projects. You can find an at-a-glance overview of the advanced partnership process here.

Documents related to new applications for travel grants and new proposals for partnership projects can be found here.

Documents related to approved/live partnership projects can be found here.