Guidance

Transfer Advanced Learner Loans to Lifelong Learning Entitlement

How awarding organisations can ensure the transfer of their level 4 to 6 qualifications funded in Advanced Learner Loans to the Lifelong Learning Entitlement.

From:
Department for Education
Published
6 December 2023
Last updated
19 March 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

How to transfer qualifications funded in Advanced Learner Loans

PDF, 550 KB, 41 pages

Step 1 loans-LLE transfer appeal form

MS Word Document, 93 KB

Step 1 summary of appeals form

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 47.1 KB

Step 2 loans-LLE transfer application form

MS Word Document, 95.7 KB

Step 2 summary of applications form

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 47.2 KB

Step 3 loans-LLE transfer application form

MS Word Document, 96.1 KB

Step 3 summary of applications form

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 47.2 KB

Step 5 loans-LLE transfer application form A

MS Word Document, 85.7 KB

Step 5 loans-LLE transfer application form B

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 123 KB

Step 5 summary of applications form

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 48.4 KB

Qualifications with zero enrolments funded in Advanced Learner Loans for removal of Advanced Learner Loans funding approval from 1 August 2025

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 826 KB

Details

In March 2023, we published our response to the consultation on the Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE). The LLE will be introduced from 2025, providing individuals with a lifelong learning entitlement to the equivalent of four years of post-18 education to use over their working lives to train, retrain and upskill.

This guidance sets out the principles and processes we will use to deliver this transfer. It includes guidance on how awarding organisations can ensure the transfer of their qualifications funded in Advanced Learner Loans in 5 steps.

It relates to transferring level 4 to 6 qualifications from Advanced Learner Loans to the Lifelong Learning Entitlement.

Level 3 qualifications are out of scope of this process.

Published 6 December 2023
Last updated 19 March 2024 + show all updates

  1. Updated 'Step 5: Modular Funding Approval' section in 'How to transfer qualifications funded in Advanced Learner Loans'.

  2. The section 'Step 4: Advanced Learner Loans moratorium at levels 4 to 6' was updated in 'How to transfer qualifications funded in Advanced Learner Loans'.

  3. ‘Qualifications with zero enrolments funded in Advanced Learner Loans for removal of Advanced Learner Loans funding approval from 1 August 2025’ has been updated to show only those qualifications that will have advanced learner loans funding approval removed from 1 August 2025.

  4. First published.