The body responsible for post-16 learning in the UK has accepted and welcomed the release of yesterday's House of Commons report on the state of further education.

The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) which is the body responsible for the strategy of apportioning the Further Education budget, has responded to the recent Government report on bureaucratic oversight in the sector.

The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) has issued a response to last week's news that the government had reached its interim target for Level 2 qualifications for adults.

The Director of Strategy and Communications for the Learning and Skills Council (LSC), Rob Wye, has responded to the comments from sector stakeholders on the proposed axing of 1,300 jobs from the LSC.

Following the debate that has raged with particular vehemence in the past ten days, with the Association of Colleges (AoC) releasing a statement of Government cuts in Adult Learning funding on the Friday prior to the beginning of Adult Learning Week, the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) has explained why, after a 29% increase in funding since 2001 / 2002, there is now some pressure on colleges.