National Council may refer to: Conservation National Council for Science and the Environment, a US-based non-profit organization which has a mission to improve the scientific basis for environmental decision-making National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens, former name of Plant Heritage, a British registered charity Economics National Competitiveness Council, an independent policy advisory body in the Republic of Ireland National Council of Welfare, a Canadian citizens' body National Council on Economic Education, a nationwide non-profit organization that leads in promoting economic and financial literacy National Economic Action Council, a main governing body which solved the economic crisis in Malaysia between 1996 and 1998 National Economic Development Council, a corporatist economic planning forum set up in the 1962 in the United Kingdom to bring together management, trades unions and government in an attempt to address Britain's relative economic decline Education Kenya National Examinations Council, the national body responsible for overseeing national examination in Kenya National Assessment and Accreditation Council, an autonomous body funded by University Grants Commission of Government of India based in Bangalore National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, a council of educators created to ensure and raise the quality of preparation for their profession National Council for the Social Studies, a US-based association devoted to supporting social studies education National Council for the Training of Journalists, an organisation that oversees the training of journalists for the newspaper industry in the United Kingdom National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying, a national non-profit organization composed of engineering and land surveying licensing boards representing all U.S. states and territories National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, the most influential organization in the United States promoting ceramics as an art form National Council on Educational Reform, a governmental organization in Japan National Council for Teacher Education, a governmental organization in India National Council on Teacher Quality, a Washington D.C.-based think tank that advocates for tougher teacher evaluations Politics Codava National Council, a political party in the Indian state of Karnataka Estonian National Council, one of the oldest and largest Estonian central organisations in Sweden Garo National Council, a political party in Meghalaya, India Iraqi National Dialogue Council, a Sunni Arab political party initially established as an umbrella organization of approximately 10 smaller Sunni parties to take part in the 2005 Iraqi Constitution drafting process Jewish National Council, executive body of the Jewish community in Mandatory Palestine National