Learning and    Skills Council

Welcome to the LSC North East website.

The LSC exists to make England better skilled and more competitive.

We have a single goal:
to improve the skills of England's young people and adults to make sure we have a workforce that is of world-class standards.

We are responsible for planning and funding high-quality vocational education and training for everyone. Our vision is that by 2010, young people and adults in England have the knowledge and skills matching the best in the world and are part of a fiercely competitive workforce.

Here in the North East we have a tradition of developing innovative, hard working and determined people. Their commitment to learning has made the North East a better place to live, work and visit in recent years. The region will only continue to flourish and grow as learners continue in their desire to succeed in learning.

National Commissioning Framework Consultation

The National Commissioning Framework (NCF) will set out the core systems for planning, commissioning, procuring and funding for the education and training for 16-19 year olds, young people up to age 25 where a learning difficulty assessment is in place, and young offenders in youth custody.

A draft version of the full NCF has been published for consultation. The consultation will run for 12 weeks and will provide stakeholders with an opportunity to review the proposed approach and feed in comments. 

It can be found at: http://publications.dcsf.gov.uk.

The final version of the NCF will be published by the Young People's Learning Agency, in April 2010.

Latest news

Johnny Ball reveals all
07/08/2009

Chris Roberts moves to national post with LSC
06/04/2009

Train to Gain Event 11 December 2006 - Building Effective Working Relationships
15/12/2006

Latest publications

Regional Commissioning Statement 2010 - 2011;
25/02/2010

LSC North East Regional Council minutes 24 September 2009
11/12/2009

CoLaS Awards 2009

The dust has now settled on the third and final Celebration of Learning and Skills (CoLaS) Awards.

To find out who won, see the photos, download the supplement or watch our podcast at www.lsc.gov.uk/colas09

Real Help for Business

Click on the links below to find out who to talk to about getting support and funding:

*  Businesses wanting advice and to understand the support available. Call Business Link on 0845 600 9006

*  People who are in work, but may be at risk of, or worried about redundancy and wanting advice on changing jobs or gaining new skills. Call nextstep on 0800 027 7944.

*  Those who have been made redundant or who are out of work. Call Jobcentre Plus on 0845 606 0234