Specifically in Lanarkshire, Bell College wasdesignated as a higher education institution (HEI) in 2001 and was allocated£8.984 million for the academic year 2003-04 through SHEFC. In allocating anadditional 340 funded places to help tackle geographic concentrations of lowlevels of participation in HE in 2003-04, North Lanarkshire was one of the four localauthority areas that were targeted by SHEFC.We outline in FurtherEducation In Scotland 2002 how we have helped develop the further educationsector.