The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) will be dissolved in April, after which local authorities will be responsible for the education and training of 16- to 19-year-olds.
But the government has created three quangos to replace the LSC: the Young People's Learning Agency (YPLA), the Skills Funding Agency and the National Apprenticeship Service.
The Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) and the Local Government Association (LGA) believe the three quangos will be unwieldy, complex and costly. They also claim the bodies will employ more staff than necessary.
Kim Bromley-Derry, president of the ADCS, said councils are best placed to decide how cash for education is spent.
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