Further and higher education, skills and vocational training

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

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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. Recruit an apprentice

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

4. What qualification levels mean

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

5. Check if a university or college is officially recognised

   Recognised bodies, listed bodies, recognised universities, accredited higher learning institutions, bogus degrees

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Guidance and regulation

1. Apprenticeship funding rules
   • Detailed guide
   • 10 May 2019
   • Education and Skills Funding Agency
2. Search for apprenticeship standards
   • Detailed guide
   • 3 November 2017
   • Closed organisation: Institute for Apprenticeships
3. Apprenticeship funding bands
   • Guidance
   • 21 May 2019
   • Education and Skills Funding Agency
4. Higher and degree apprenticeships
   • Guidance
   • 27 February 2019
   • Education and Skills Funding Agency
5. Universal Credit and students
   • Detailed guide
   • 11 April 2019
   • Department for Work and Pensions

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News and communications

22 May 2019 — Correspondence

ESFA Update: 22 May 2019

Education and Skills Funding Agency

1. University sector rises to challenge from Education Secretary
   • 22 May 2019
   • Department for Education
   • News story
2. Education Secretary announces £2.5m boost to Careers Hubs in 20 areas
   • 20 May 2019
   • Department for Education
   • Press release
3. More support to help employers offer T Level industry placements
   • 19 May 2019
   • Department for Education
   • News story
4. Letter to awarding organisations: Annual Statement to Ofqual 2019
   • 17 May 2019
   • Ofqual
   • Correspondence

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Research and statistics

1. Evaluation of the industry placements pilot
   • 19 May 2019
   • Department for Education
   • Research
2. Higher education provider data - estates management: 2017 to 2018
   • 9 May 2019
   • Department for Education and Higher Education Statistics Agency
   • Official statistics
3. Apprenticeship and levy statistics: April 2019
   • 30 April 2019
   • Department for Education
   • Official statistics
4. Graduate labour market statistics: 2018
   • 25 April 2019
   • Department for Education
   • Official statistics
5. Assessment functioning of external assessments
   • 18 April 2019
   • Ofqual
   • Research

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Policy papers and consultations

1. Improving further education workforce data: call for evidence
   • 23 May 2019
   • Department for Education
   • Consultation outcome
   • Date closed 20 July 2018
2. Digital functional skills qualifications: subject content
   • 16 May 2019
   • Department for Education
   • Open consultation
   • Closing date 11 July 2019
3. Regulating digital functional skills qualifications
   • 16 May 2019
   • Ofqual
   • Open consultation
   • Closing date 26 July 2019
4. T Level action plan
   • 19 May 2019
   • Department for Education
   • Policy paper
5. Industry placements: policy framework
   • 19 May 2019
   • Department for Education
   • Policy paper

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

1. Uplift factors and postcode files
   • 14 May 2019
   • Education and Skills Funding Agency
   • Transparency
2. 16 to 19 subcontracting
   • 8 May 2019
   • Education and Skills Funding Agency
   • Transparency
3. Further education skills index
   • 29 April 2019
   • Department for Education
   • Transparency
4. HS2 Phase One vocational qualifications report
   • 26 March 2019
   • Department for Transport and High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
   • Corporate report
5. Strategic college improvement fund: successful applicants
   • 20 March 2019
   • Department for Education
   • Transparency

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Organisations

1. Department for Education
2. Education & Skills Funding Agency
3. Department for Work & Pensions
4. Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
5. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

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1. Foreign & Commonwealth Office
2. HM Treasury
3. Ministry of Defence
4. Cabinet Office
5. Civil Service Fast Track Apprenticeship
6. Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
7. Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
8. Department of Health & Social Care
9. Further Education Commissioner
10. Ministry of Justice
11. Government Economic Service
12. HM Revenue & Customs
13. Department for Transport
14. Central Arbitration Committee
15. Department for International Trade
16. Government Equalities Office
17. Race Disparity Unit
18. UK Atomic Energy Authority
19. Civil Service Resourcing
20. Crown Commercial Service
21. Department for International Development
22. Marine Management Organisation
23. Office of the Advocate General for Scotland
24. Teaching Regulation Agency
25. Coal Authority

1. Ofqual
2. Ofsted
3. Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
4. Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
5. High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
6. Sellafield Ltd
7. UK Hydrographic Office
8. Defence Equipment and Support
9. Natural England
10. Dounreay
11. Environment Agency
12. Government Internal Audit Agency
13. Highways England
14. Innovate UK
15. Low Level Waste Repository Ltd
16. Magnox Ltd
17. Radioactive Waste Management

Explore sub-topics

1. Adult and community learning
2. Apprenticeships, traineeships and internships
3. Careers guidance in further and higher education
4. Education in prisons
5. Further and higher education courses and qualifications
6. Further education financial management and data collection
7. Further education funding
8. Learning Records Service (LRS)
9. Running a further or higher education institution