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  • Introduction to Qualification Achievement Rates (QARs)

    A comprehensive set of QAR resources to offer information and support for training providers.

    • From: Education and Skills Funding Agency
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  • Further education workforce data collection

    How and when further education (FE) providers should submit data for the FE workforce data collection.

    • From: Education and Skills Funding Agency
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  • How to register for an IDAMS account

    This guidance provides details on how to register, manage your account and allocate user roles for Identity and Access Management System (IDAMS).

    • From: Education and Skills Funding Agency
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  • Find a learning aim and ILR sources of data

    Use find a learning aim to search for specific aims. Also, find information about data sources for the individualised learner record (ILR).

    • From: Education and Skills Funding Agency
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  • ILR data: provider data self-assessment toolkit (PDSAT)

    Provider data self assessment toolkit (PDSAT) and reports to help FE providers make accurate and complete individualised learner record (ILR) data returns.

    • From: Education and Skills Funding Agency
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  • ESFA financial health assessment

    Sets out how the ESFA assesses the financial health of non-college training organisations that it holds or may hold a contract with.

    • From: Education and Skills Funding Agency
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  • College financial planning handbook and CFFR

    Guidance for sixth-form and further education colleges on preparing and submitting their College Financial Forecasting Return (CFFR) and supporting commentary.

    • From: Education and Skills Funding Agency
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  • ESFA college and local authority accountability agreements

    ESFA college and local authority annual Accountability Agreements and the Local Needs Duty Information for 2024 to 2025

    • From: Education and Skills Funding Agency
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  • College accounts direction

    Guidance on preparing and submitting annual report and financial statements (accounts) to the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA).

    • From: Education and Skills Funding Agency
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  • Post-16 audit code of practice

    ESFA’s assurance and accountability requirements for post-16 providers including further education and sixth-form colleges and independent training providers.

    • From: Education and Skills Funding Agency
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  • Learning aim class codes

    Sets out details of the classification and coding system used to record non-regulated activity in the Individualised Learner Record (ILR).

    • From: Education and Skills Funding Agency
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  • Check ILR reports for possible data errors in your return

    Guidance on how to spot errors with your ILR data and how to resolve them.

    • From: Education and Skills Funding Agency
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  • Financial benchmarking tool for colleges

    A tool to help colleges compare their financial performance with others in the sector.

    • From: Education and Skills Funding Agency
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  • ILR standard file specifications and reference data

    These documents specify how and when learner data collected is presented for analysis.

    • From: Education and Skills Funding Agency
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  • 19+ funding allocations guidance: 2024 to 2025

    Technical guidance on calculating funding allocations for 2024 to 2025.

    • From: Education and Skills Funding Agency
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  • Data collection maintenance schedule

    The table details individualised learner record (ILR) data collection periods, planned learning aims reference data updates and proposed essential maintenance windows.

    • From: Education and Skills Funding Agency
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  • Financial assurance: monitoring post-16 funding

    We monitor the data reported to us as part of our assurance work to review how the funding system and funding rules operate.

    • From: Education and Skills Funding Agency
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  • Department for Education policy on funding higher risk organisations and subcontractors

    This policy sets out what is meant by a ‘high risk’ provider, the possible actions the Department may take as a result and the Department's decision making process

    • From: Education and Skills Funding Agency
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  • Submit financial information for ITPs

    Explains how selected independent training providers (ITPs) should submit financial forecasts.

    • From: Education and Skills Funding Agency
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  • Check how accurate your ILR data is with FIS

    The Funding Information Service (FIS) is an offline tool for checking your individualised learner record (ILR) data.

    • From: Education and Skills Funding Agency
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