Guidance

Help with role changes in Manage your education and skills funding (MYESF)

Information for users of MYESF who will need a Department for Education (DfE) Sign-in account to continue using the service from 21 August 2023.

Applies to England

Refer to the table below to understand the way IDAMS roles are changing to DfE Sign-in sub-services in MYESF from 21 August 2023.

For example, if your role is Contract authoriser, the respective DfE Sign-in sub-services assigned to you will be:

  • View contracts and agreements

  • Sign contracts and agreements

  • View funding claims and reconciliation statements

  • Sign funding claims

  • View allocation statements

  • View previous subcontractor declarations

  • Submit subcontractor declarations

IDAMS role DfE Sign-in sub-service
Contract authoriser View contracts and agreements
  Sign contracts and agreements
  View funding claims and reconciliation statements
  Sign funding claims
  View allocation statements
  View previous subcontractor declarations
  Submit subcontractor declarations
Contract manager View contracts and agreements
  View funding claims and reconciliation statements
  View allocation statements
  View previous subcontractor declarations
  Submit subcontractor declarations
Contract user View contracts and agreements
  View funding claims and reconciliation statements
  View allocation statements
  View previous subcontractor declarations
Data returns and claims authoriser View contracts and agreements
  View funding claims and reconciliation statements
  Sign funding claims
  View allocation statements
  View previous subcontractor declarations
  Submit subcontractor declarations
Payment viewer View payment history
Apprenticeship account owner Not available in DfE Sign-in. You will need to access the Apprenticeship service for providers directly via this link using your existing IDAMS log-in
Apprenticeship contributor Not available in DfE Sign-in. You will need to access the Apprenticeship service for providers directly via this link using your existing IDAMS log-in
Apprenticeship contributor with approval Not available in DfE Sign-in. You will need to access the Apprenticeship service for providers directly via this link using your existing IDAMS log-in
Apprenticeship viewer Not available in DfE Sign-in. You will need to access the Apprenticeship service for providers directly via this link using your existing IDAMS log-in

If you need more help with understanding how roles are changing to sub-services from IDAMS to DfE Sign-in, contact us using the DfE Sign-in help form.

Published 11 July 2023