We fund skills training for further education (FE) in England. We support over 1,000 colleges, private training organisations, and employers with £3.2 billion of funding each year.

Documents

Our announcements

  1. New agency to provide joined-up education and skills funding

    • News story

  2. National Apprenticeship Awards 2017

    • News story

See all our announcements

Our publications

  1. ILR specification, validation rules and appendices 2016 to 2017

    • Guidance

  2. Individualised Learner Record (ILR): check that data is accurate

    • Guidance

See all our publications

Our statistics

  1. Further education and skills: March 2017

    • National Statistics

  2. Learner satisfaction survey 2015 to 2016: national reporting

    • Official Statistics

See all our statistics