The Business Services Association (BSA) welcomes the launch of the new Learning and Skills Council (LSC), stating that it is a ‘potential catalyst’ for the development of higher quality and more relevant skills training.

The BSA has devoted itself to the promotion of lifelong learning within the workforce, in order to maintain the quality of service to which its customers are entitled. The BSA’s member companies, employing more than 500,000 people directly or indirectly, provide training schemes for their employees, and seek to encourage staff to develop their skills and potential to the maximum.

“We welcome the establishment of the LSC,” says BSA Director-General Norman Rose. “Businesses are suffering from skills shortages and are keen to take an active part in addressing the problem, and what employers really need is a co-ordinated structure that is responsive to the skills needs of business and can deliver practical and relevant training.”

Anna Lagerkvist