From Wikipedia: The Skills Funding Agency is one of two successor organisations that emerged from the closure of the Learning and Skills Council (England's largest non-departmental public body or quango). The restructuring of the English skills system was announced by Gordon Brown shortly after he took office in 2007. The Agency's mission is to ensure that people and businesses can access the skills training they need to succeed in playing their part in society and in growing England’s economy. This is done in the context of policy set by government and informed by the needs of businesses, communities and regions, and sector and industry bodies.