Editing Learning and Skills Council (section)

{{short description|UK non-departmental public body}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2016}}
{{Infobox organization
|name                = Learning and Skills Council
|status              = [[Non-departmental public body]]
|logo                = Learning Skills Council logo.png
|logo_caption        = Logo
|abbreviation        = LSC
|formed              = {{Start date and age|2001|04|01|df=yes}}
|preceding1          = [[Training and Enterprise Council]]s, [[Further Education Funding Council for England]]
|dissolved           = {{Start date and age|2010|03|31|df=yes}}
|superseding         = [[Skills Funding Agency]], [[Young People's Learning Agency]]
|purpose             = Further education in England
|location            = Cheylesmore House, [[Cheylesmore]], [[Coventry]], England 
|region_served       = England
|membership          = Regional LSCs
|leader_title        = Chief Executive
|leader_name         = Geoff Russell
|main_organ          = National Council
|parent_organization = [[Department for Business, Innovation and Skills|BIS]] and [[Department for Children, Schools and Families|DCSF]]
|affiliations        = 
|budget              = £12.07&nbsp;bn (2008–09)
|website             = [http://www.lsc.gov.uk LSC]
}}

[[File:Cheylesmore house 1o06.jpg|right|thumb|Cheylesmore House, [[Cheylesmore]], [[Coventry]] ]]
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]].