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Further education funding

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  • Guidance on claiming Universal Credit if you're a student.

  • The rules employers and training providers must follow to get funding for training and assessing apprentices in England.

  • Information for eligible academies, sixth-form colleges and voluntary-aided (VA) schools about the Condition Improvement Fund (CIF).

  • Information on applying for funding for international study and work placements for schools, further education providers and higher education providers.

  • Guidance for institutions delivering post-16 education on the National Insurance contributions (NICs) grant for financial year 2025 to 2026.

  • Advice for institutions on the financial support young people may be able to access to help them participate in education and training.

  • Details for 16 to 19 funded institutions on how funding will work in academic year 2025 to 2026.

  • Funding guidance for all institutions that administer the 16 to 19 Bursary Fund. The fund provides financial support to help eligible students participate in education.

  • An overview of 16 to 19 education funding and how we calculate.

  • Guidance on 16 to 19 education and skills funding rules for the current and previous funding years.

  • Rules and guidance for using 16 to 19 formula funding allocated by ESFA.

  • How to apply to join the apprenticeship provider and assessment register (APAR) to receive government funding to train apprentices.

  • Explains how we calculate the different funding lines for adult education and skills funding.

  • Information about Skills Bootcamps for potential suppliers.

  • How the further education (FE) college condition allocation is calculated and what FE colleges and designated institutions can spend their allocations on.

  • National income scales for students applying for Dance and Drama Awards funding.

  • Information for large employers about transferring unused apprenticeship levy funds to another business to pay for their apprenticeship training and assessment.

  • The funding rates and formula used to calculate the education and skills funding arrangements for 16 to 19 year olds.

  • Information on how we allocate adult skills funding, loan facilities and bursaries, apprenticeships carry-in and non-levy extensions to providers.

  • A comprehensive set of QAR resources to offer information and support for training providers.