Guidance

Adult skills fund: funding rules for 2024 to 2025

Sets out the rules that apply to ESFA funded adult skills fund (ASF) provision for the 2024 to 2025 funding year.

Applies to England

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We have published ESFA funded adult skills fund (ASF) rules for 2024 to 2025 funding year, 1 August 2024 to 31 July 2025. These rules replace ESFA adult education budget (AEB) funding rules.

The rules apply to all providers of education and training who receive ESFA funded ASF from the Secretary of State for Education acting through ESFA.  

We’re still reviewing some minor aspects of the rules for the 2024 to 2025 academic year and aim to publish an update in early summer 2024. Further information will be available in early spring with the publication of the new ASF rates and formula rules.

If you have any feedback or questions after reading our funding rules document, or if there’s anything else you need help with, you can find more support on our customer help centre.

Published 20 March 2024
Last updated 17 April 2024 + show all updates
  1. We have published the level 3 qualification flowcharts for the adult skills fund 2024 to 2025. These charts set out the pathway options available to a learner who wishes to enrol on a level 3 qualification.

  2. First published.