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The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) is responsible for funding and planning education and training for over 16-year-olds in England, including further education and sixth form colleges, work-based training (e.g., Apprenticeships), and adult & community learning, but excluding universities and Higher education provision funded in Colleges. It is funded by the Department for Education & Skills (DfES). The LSC’s policy context is primarily the National Skills Strategy, Skills for Life (the national basic skills strategy) and 14-19 educational strategy. Its mission is “to raise participation and attainment through high quality education and training which puts learners first”. The vision is that by 2010, young people and adults in England will have world class knowledge and productive skills. Priorities include tackling basic skills, increasing the numbers achieving a first full Level 2 qualification (a qualification equivalent to 5 GCSEs grade A* – C), and supporting progression to higher level skills and qualifications. To achieve its goals, it seeks to transform the quality and effectiveness of learning and skills provision. The LSC operates through 47 local Learning and Skills Councils (LLSCs) and a national office in Coventry. Each LLSC is governed by local representatives of employers, learning providers, trades unions and the voluntary sector. They work with local partners to deliver “local solutions to local needs”. They have a planning role, both locally and feeding into regional and national plans and policies, as well as a responsibility for delivery and contract management. There are seven LSCs in West Midlands: Birmingham & Solihull; Coventry & Warwickshire; Hereford & Worcestershire; Shropshire; Staffordshire; and The Black Country. A Regional Director is responsible for the LSC’s interface with partners at regional level, notably through the Regional Skills Partnership. |
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