Physical entities must have self-sustaining processes to have the characteristic life.
The Learning and Skills Council -LRB- LSC -RRB- was a non-departmental public body jointly sponsored by the Department for Business , Innovation and Skills -LRB- BIS -RRB- and the Department for Children , Schools and Families -LRB- DCSF -RRB- in England .. BIS. Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. DCSF. Department for Children, Schools and Families. non-departmental public body. non-departmental public body. England. England. It closed on 31 March 2010 and was replaced by the Skills Funding Agency and the Young People 's Learning Agency .. Skills Funding Agency. Skills Funding Agency