The Learning and Skills Act 2000 is an
Act of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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. It made changes in the funding and administration of
further education, and of work-based learning (or
apprenticeships) for young people, within
England and Wales
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.
The main changes were:
* Establishment of the
Learning and Skills Council (LSC) to secure the provision of education and training for young people and adults, in England, and to encourage employers and individuals to participate, and the LSC's funding powers.
* Provisions for the appointment of
governors in the further education sector.
* Other duties and powers of the LSC, including
equal opportunities and the needs of people with
learning difficulties, powers to provide information, advice and guidance services and a duty to publish its strategy and annual plans.
* Establishment of local LSCs, including planning and consultation arrangements and the power of the
Secretary of State to make directions to local education authorities in respect of adult and community learning provision.
* Creation of the LSC's Young People's and Adult Learning Committees.
* Creation of
academies (originally known as "city academies"), publicly funded schools operating outside of local government control and with a significant degree of autonomy.
* Powers for the Secretary of State to give directions to the LSC, to pay it its annual grant-in-aid and require the LSC to make an annual report.
* Similar arrangements for Wales.
The Act also established arrangements for Inspections of further education in England and Wales, and abolished the
Further Education Funding Council for England.
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