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.

16-19 Statement of
Priorities

DCSF and the LSC have published the 16-19 Statement of Priorities 2010-11 which gives details of the planned investment in young people’s learning. This is an important document as it marks the transfer of responsibility for planning and funding of young people’s learning from the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) to Local Authorities from April 2010.

Find out more and download the Statement or Priorities

Entitlement Explained

To help navigate through the 14-19 landscape, Entitlement Explained; a Field Guide to 14-19, has been designed by LSC 14-19 policy leads to help guide and be a reference point for colleagues wishing to locate initial, key 14-19 information. The guide also contains a summary of key documents, publications, press articles and briefings.

To find out more, click on Entitlement Explained: A Field Guide to 14-19

Latest news

Statement in response to the Public Accounts Commitee report on Train to Gain
21/01/2010

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

Latest publications

User email on adverse weather conditions
01/02/2010

User email on Not Set payment decisions
01/02/2010

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. Find the consultation on the DCSF website.