LSC

Career - FAQ

FAQs in this section

About Us
1. What is the LSC?
2. What are your aims as an organisation?
3. Where are your offices based?

Rewards and Benefits
4. What benefits are offered at the LSC?
5. Will I be able to transfer my pension to the LSC?

Our Culture
6. What are the LSC standard working ours?
7. Does the LSC offer flexible working hours?
8. Is the LSC an Equal Opportunities employer?

Applying to the LSC
9. Where can I search for current vacancies?
10. What can I do if I feel that none of the vacancies are appropriate for me?
11. How do I find out about the progress of my application?
12. How do I register an account on iRecruitment?
13. What does the LSC selection process involve?
14. Who can I contact to discuss special requirements needed to enable me to complete the application and / or selection process?







About Us

1. What is the LSC?
The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) is responsible for funding and planning education and training for over 16-year-olds in England, except for higher education. We're the largest ever non-departmental public body, set up by an act of parliament in 2000 from 74 different organisations and became operational in April 2001.

2. What are your aims as an organisation?
The LSC's goal is to build a learning society in which everyone has the opportunity to go as far as their talents will take them.   Our plan is that by 2010, young people and adults in England will have gained the knowledge and skills to match the best in the world. It's a massive task, which is why we've been allocated an equally massive budget of £8 billion.

We are working towards this by funding and planning:

  • Further education sector colleges
  • Work-based learning for young people
  • Workforce development
  • Adult and community learning
  • Information, advice and guidance for adults
  • School sixth forms
  • Education-business links


3. Where are your offices based?
The LSC currently has local offices across 9 Regions in England and a National Office based in Coventry. Please review the Our Structure section for further information.

Rewards & Benefits

4. What benefits are offered at the LSC?
In addition to a competitive salary, the LSC can offer you:

  • Inclusion in the highly competitive Civil Service Pension Scheme (see www.civilservice-pensions.gov.uk for more information)
  • Automatic membership of the LSC Flexible Benefits Scheme
  • A minimum of 25 days annual leave rising to 33 days after 5 years (in addition to public holidays)
  • Bonus Scheme (non contractual)
  • A wide range of policies that encourage flexible working wherever possible
  • A generous maternity/adoption/ paternity leave package
  • Access to the Lancaster Life Employee Assistance Programme

5. Will I be able to transfer my pension to the LSC?
If you have a civil service pension this can be transferred. Please see www.civilservice-pensions.gov.uk for more information in relation to the Civil Service Pension Scheme.

Our Culture

6. What are the LSC standard working hours?
The standard LSC working hours are 37 hours per week.

7. Does the LSC offer flexible working opportunities?
The LSC have developed a range of flexible working options including part time working, job share opportunities, flexible hours etc. Further information can be viewed in the Work / Life Balance section. If you have any specific flexible working requirements you will need to outline these at application stage.  Where possible specific requests are accommodated but no guarantees can be made at this stage.

8. Is the LSC an Equal Opportunities employer?
The LSC is committed to endeavoring to be an employer of choice by demonstrating best practice and working towards recognised equality benchmarks including disability. The LSC, as a public organisation, has a duty to comply with the public sector duty legislation in race, gender and disability and has appropriate schemes in place to support this. Please review our Equality and Diversity section for more information on our initiatives.

Applying to the LSC

9. Where can I search for current vacancies?
All our current vacancies can be viewed on the LSC iRecruitment pages.

10. What can I do if I feel that none of the current vacancies are appropriate for me?
Once you have registered an account on iRecruitment you will be able to subscribe to receive job alerts.  Job alerts allows you to enter search criteria for the job you are looking for.  You will then receive email alerts when relevant positions become available.

11. How do I find out about the progress of my application?
Once you have registered an account on iRecruitment you will be able to log on to your own account to check the progress of your application/s.  We would encourage candidates to regularly review their accounts for updates. All applications will receive a response.

12. How do I register an account on iRecruitment?
To register an account you will need to click on the ‘Register Today’ button and complete the short registration process. The registration process will take approximately 10 minutes and you will be required to complete this in one sitting as it is not possible to save the information to complete at a later date. Please note that you will be required to submit your CV at this stage so have your CV ready to upload.

13. What does the LSC selection process involve?
The selection process will vary dependent on the role you have applied for.  In some cases candidates may be asked to do one or more or a combination of the following:

  • Competency Based Interview
  • Ability Tests
  • Presentation Exercise
  • Occupational Personality Questionnaire

More information on the LSC selection tools can be viewed in the Candidate Assessment section.

14. Who can I contact to discuss special requirements needed to enable me to complete the application and/or selection process?
We are committed to ensuring that all our job applicants are treated fairly and with respect, irrespective of their actual or assumed background including gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, race (including colour, nationality and ethnic origin), religion/belief or disability.

We would welcome an opportunity to discuss with you any reasonable adjustments needed to adapt our process for you fairly. Please phone 02467 82 5800 or email us at careers@lsc.gov.uk.