Learning and    Skills Council

Marinos Paphitis, newly appointed Regional
Director for the LSC South East

Welcome to the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) South East.

The LSC exists to make England better skilled and more competitive. We are responsible for planning and funding high-quality vocational education and training for everyone. Our single goal is to improve the skills of England’s young people and adults to world class standards.

The LSC South East comprises five local LSCs (listed on the right, under Regional contacts) and 20 partnership teams. Working together we aim to develop a responsive system of learning and skills provision that will meet the needs of learners, businesses and communities throughout the south-east and support the long term prosperity of our region.

For a more detailed introduction to the LSC, download the document What we do.

Train to Gain

Train to Gain is a service from the LSC designed to help businesses get the training they need to succeed.

The service aims to help businesses improve their productivity and competitiveness by ensuring that staff have the right skills to do the best job.

Latest news

Sixth Form Students In Milton Keynes To Benefit From New State Of The Art Facilities, Thanks To Nearly £9 million Funding From The LSC
31/07/2008

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Local Stylists Prove They're A Cut Above
04/07/2008

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New Training Quality Kite Mark Launched to Help South East Employers Identify The Best Training For Them
12/06/2008

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Latest publications

Putting Employers in the Driving Seat
28/08/2008

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Putting Employers in the Driving Seat
28/08/2008

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Statement of Priorities

The LSC's Statement of Priorities for 2008/9 - 2010/11 was launched by John Denham, secretary of state for innovation, universities and skills in November 2007.  The 2008-09 Local Area Statement of Needs has recently been published and can be accessed here.

Worldskills London 2011

We'd like to see as many competitors representing the south east as possible. To that end, funding is available to help providers or other organisations organise skills competitions. Find out more here.

Invitation to tender...

...for the provision of nextstep (IAG) in the south east. Find out more here.

Sale of Carter and Carter

A dedicated helpline 0800 046 6198 is available for all learners and employers concerned or affected by the changes to the Carter and Carter Group plc.
Find out more...