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.

NCF 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 until 17:00 on 5 February 2010 and can be found at: http://publications.dcsf.gov.uk/default.aspx?DCSF-00933-2009. The final version will be published by the Young People’s Learning Agency (YPLA) in April 2010.  

Colleges Week is back for the Second Year

Following the success of last year, Colleges Week 2009 is up and running and takes place between the 9-15 November.

Visit the Colleges Week website

Latest news

LSC Gives Conditional Approval to 16-19 Capital Projects
21/12/2009

Learners Say European Social Fund (ESF) Helps in Finding Employment
17/12/2009

National Skills Academy for IT Approved
26/11/2009

Latest publications

FAQS for providers
04/01/2010

Addendum to Framework for Excellence Provide Guide
24/12/2009

Making Skills Matter

The Learning and Skills Council’s Annual Report and Accounts for 2008-09
Over the last few years, we have seen performance across the learning and skills sector improve significantly.  Download full report (2.43MB)