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Further education funding

Agreements and allocations, performance management rules, funding bands, process for seeking funding.

Services

  1. Advanced learner loans facility requests

    Use the forms to submit requests for growth and new facilities for the 2017 to 2018 academic year.

  2. 16 to 18 traineeships and adult education budget growth requests

    Use this form to submit requests for increases to your 16 to 18 traineeships and adult education budget contract values for the 2017 to 2018 funding year.

  3. Exceptional learning support - cost form

    Use these forms to submit estimated costs and final claims for exceptional learning support.

  1. SFA capital funding: evaluation documents

    Colleges that have received capital funding from the Skills Funding Agency must complete these forms.

  2. Further education area reviews: transition grants

    How sixth-form and further education colleges can apply for transition grants to support significant changes recommended in area reviews.

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Guidance and regulation

  1. Apprenticeship funding bands

    Guidance

    Education and Skills Funding Agency

  2. Apprenticeship funding and performance management rules 2017 to 2018

    Guidance

    Education and Skills Funding Agency

  3. Register of apprenticeship training providers

    Detailed guide

    Closed organisation: Skills Funding Agency and Education and Skills Funding Agency

  1. Apprenticeship funding rules 2018 to 2019

    • Guidance
    • Education and Skills Funding Agency

  2. How to take on an apprentice

    • Detailed guide
    • Education and Skills Funding Agency
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News and communications

ESFA Update: 20 June 2018

Education and Skills Funding Agency

Correspondence

  1. £22m fund launched to boost construction skills

    • Department for Education
    • News story

  2. ESFA Update: 13 June 2018

    • Education and Skills Funding Agency
    • Correspondence

  3. ESFA Update: 6 June 2018

    • Education and Skills Funding Agency
    • Correspondence

  4. Multi-million pound fund for adult learning announced

    • Department for Education
    • News story
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Policy and engagement

  1. Apprenticeship funding reform in England: payment mechanisms and funding principles

    Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills and Department for Education

    Consultation outcome

    Date closed 01 May 2014

  1. Apprenticeship funding from May 2017

    • Department for Education and Closed organisation: Skills Funding Agency
    • Policy paper

  2. Review of post-18 education and funding: terms of reference

    • Department for Education
    • Policy paper

  3. Skills funding letter: April 2017 to March 2018

    • Department for Education and Closed organisation: Skills Funding Agency
    • Policy paper

  4. 2010 to 2015 government policy: further education and training

    • Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills and Department for Education
    • Policy paper
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Transparency

  1. Exploring funding for apprentices with additional needs

    • Department for Education
    • Research

  2. List of declared subcontractors

    • Education and Skills Funding Agency
    • Transparency

  3. Funding allocations to training providers: 2017 to 2018

    • Education and Skills Funding Agency
    • Transparency

  4. Apprenticeship and levy statistics: March 2018

    • Department for Education
    • Official statistics

  5. FE data library: apprenticeship vacancies

    • Department for Education and Education and Skills Funding Agency
    • Statistical data set
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Organisations