LSN (Learning and Skills Network) is an independent not-for-profit organisation in the United Kingdom. It provides consulting, outsourcing, research, technology and training services for learning and skills.
In 1995 two organisations merged, the Further Education Unit – an agency on curriculum issues – and the Staff College, which trained staff in the further education sector. This new organisation was known as the Further Education Development Agency (FEDA).
FEDA was then renamed the Learning and Skills Development Agency (LSDA) in November 2000 to reflect its widening remit across the learning and skills sector. LSDA's programmes in research, training and consultancy continued as normal under the banner of the Learning and Skills Network. In 2006 LSDA's policy and strategic work developed into the Quality Improvement Agency for Lifelong Learning (QIA), now known as the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS). LSDA’s work went on to become an independent organisation - the Learning and Skills Network.
After further business developments and a re-brand in 2009, the organisation officially became LSN and now operates across a multitude of sectors including further education, higher education, local authorities, schools, public services and the private sector, in the UK and internationally.
The Chief Executive is Yvonne Smithers
The current board members are: