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Further and higher education, skills and vocational training

University and college qualifications. Apprenticeships, traineeships and internships. Funding for further education providers.

Services

  1. Find an apprenticeship

    Register your profile, search vacancies and apply for an apprenticeship - you must be 16 or over

  2. Become an apprentice

    Becoming an apprentice - what to expect, apprenticeship levels, pay and training, making an application, complaining about an apprenticeship

  3. What qualification levels mean

    Find the difficulty level of a qualification and compare qualifications across different countries.

  4. Recruit an apprentice

    Advertise apprenticeship vacancies and manage applications. This service is for training organisations, not employers

  5. Employing an apprentice

    How to take on an apprentice as an employer, what's expected of you and what funding you can get.

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Guidance and regulation

  1. Search for apprenticeship standards
    • Detailed guide
    • Institute for Apprenticeships
  2. Higher and degree apprenticeships
    • Guidance
    • Education and Skills Funding Agency
  3. School capital funding allocations
    • Guidance
    • Department for Education
  4. LRS organisational portal
    • Guidance
    • Education and Skills Funding Agency
  5. Apprenticeship funding bands
    • Guidance
    • Education and Skills Funding Agency
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News and communications

News story

Accelerated degrees approved by MPs

Department for Education

  1. ESFA Update: 23 January 2019
    • Education and Skills Funding Agency
    • Correspondence
  2. Review of UK university rating system launched
    • Department for Education
    • News story
  3. Call for universities to improve support for disabled students
    • Department for Education
    • News story
  4. New Apprenticeship Campaign 'Fire It Up' launches
    • Department for Education
    • News story
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Research and statistics

  1. Evaluation of provider-level TEF 2016 to 2017 (year 2)
    • Department for Education
    • Research
  2. Higher education student statistics: 2017 to 2018
    • Higher Education Statistics Agency
    • National statistics
  3. Further education and skills data
    • Department for Education and Education and Skills Funding Agency
    • Statistical data set
  4. Further education (FE) workforce programme evaluation
    • Department for Education
    • Research
  5. Community learning
    • Department for Education
    • Statistical data set
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Policy papers and consultations

  1. Independent review of TEF: call for views
    • Department for Education
    • Open consultation
    • Closing date 02 March 2019
  2. Implementation of Technical Qualifications
    • Ofqual
    • Consultation outcome
    • Date closed 28 October 2018
  3. Value for money in higher education
    • Department for Education
    • Policy paper
  4. T Level action plan
    • Department for Education
    • Policy paper
  5. Post-16 skills plan and independent report on technical education
    • Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills and Department for Education
    • Policy paper
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Transparency and freedom of information releases

  1. Independent review of TEF: about us
    • Department for Education
    • Transparency
  2. Provider level adult education budget (AEB) delivery 2017 to 2018
    • Education and Skills Funding Agency
    • Transparency
  3. Institute for Apprenticeships annual report and accounts 2017 to 2018
    • Institute for Apprenticeships
    • Corporate report
  4. Strategic college improvement fund: successful applicants
    • Department for Education
    • Transparency
  5. Further Education Commissioner: annual report 2017 to 2018
    • Department for Education
    • Corporate report
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Organisations

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