Learning and Skills Council (LSC)

The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) was a non-departmental public body jointly sponsored by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) in England. It closed on 31 March 2010 and was replaced by the Skills Funding Agency and the Young People's Learning Agency

The LSC was responsible for planning and funding further education (post-16 education and training other than higher education) in England. It was abolished in 2010 and replaced by the Skills Funding Agency and the Young People’s Learning Agency.