In today's increasingly competitive global markets, yesterday's skills won't see us through.
Learning can help our country tap into its intellectual capital so that we can build a 21st century knowledge economy. It can help businesses access new ideas and markets that will in turn foster both jobs and profitability.
The Learning and Skills Council's vision is for young people and adults in England to achieve world class levels of knowledge and skills by 2010. We are working towards this by funding and planning: