the members of the councils
and a majority of local chairmen will be people with business experience.
The South East will have six local Learning and Skills Councils, including one covering the whole of Sussex.
Membership of the local LSC boards will be drawn from employers, people involved in lifelong learning, and from other community and individual interests such as local government, the voluntary sector, trade unions and providers of information, advice and guidance.
Mr Blunkett said: "I believe that business-led local Learning and Skills Councils in the South East will be sensitive to local demands and will deliver the high quality skills and training which firms and individuals need. I have listened carefully to business representations about the proposals and I have responded to their concerns."
The LSCs will have budgetary control for work-based training providers and will agree allocations to Further Education sector
colleges.
They will also be able to vary national funding tariffs locally and will fund workforce development and have a portfolio of services for local employers.
Mr Blunkett said: "Raising standards and delivering high quality training, including national learning targets, will be central to the success of the LSCs. I am putting in place a rigorous new inspection system, based on existing expertise with work-based training, to help drive up quality."
BLUNKETT'S BOOST FOR CRAFTSMEN OF THE FUTURE
Business leaders in the South East will be the largest single group on the new local Learning and Skills Councils.
Education and Employment Secretary David Blunkett said representatives from businesses will form 40 per cent of
the members of the councils
and a majority of local chairmen will be people with business experience.
The South East will have six local Learning and Skills Councils, including one covering the whole of Sussex.
Membership of the local LSC boards will be drawn from employers, people involved in lifelong learning, and from other community and individual interests such as local government, the voluntary sector, trade unions and providers of information, advice and guidance.
Mr Blunkett said: "I believe that business-led local Learning and Skills Councils in the South East will be sensitive to local demands and will deliver the high quality skills and training which firms and individuals need. I have listened carefully to business representations about the proposals and I have responded to their concerns."
The LSCs will have budgetary control for work-based training providers and will agree allocations to Further Education sector
colleges.
They will also be able to vary national funding tariffs locally and will fund workforce development and have a portfolio of services for local employers.
Mr Blunkett said: "Raising standards and delivering high quality training, including national learning targets, will be central to the success of the LSCs. I am putting in place a rigorous new inspection system, based on existing expertise with work-based training, to help drive up quality."
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