Learning and    Skills Council

The Learning and Skills Council 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 ensure we have a workforce of world-class standard.

Find out more about the LSC and its goals.

Train to Gain

Following the publication of Train to Gain - A Plan for Growth in November 2007, the campaign will build upon the success of Train to Gain in encouraging employers who do not traditionally train.

Find out more on Train to Gain.

Award-winning Annual Report

The LSC's Annual Report and Accounts – Better Skills, Better Jobs, Better Lives – has won the highly prestigious Accountancy Age Award for Annual Report of the Year: Public and Voluntary.

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Latest news

Celebrities and Second Careers
21/12/2007

Get some tips from financial expert Alvin Hall about how to grow your income in 2008
21/12/2007

Statistical First Release December 2008
20/12/2007

Latest publications

LIS series 15 Provider Data Update. 4 January 2008.
07/01/2008

Evaluating the impact of capital expenditure
04/01/2008

Better skills, Better jobs, Better lives

The Learning and Skills Council launches its Statement of Priorities and key actions for 2008/09 to 2010/11.

Find out more about our priorities for the coming year...