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Information about how we allocate 16 to 19 funding to institutions.
What is expected of a registered apprenticeship training provider.
Sets out the rules for provision funded by learners through advanced learner loans the funding year.
Information for providers and employers about the employer support fund (ESF) for the 2025 to 2026 financial year.
A comprehensive set of QAR resources to offer information and support for training providers.
Details of the funding system for the DfE funded adult skills fund (ASF).
Details of the funding system used for apprenticeship frameworks and standards from 1 May 2017.
Guidance to help provide free meals to disadvantaged 16 to 18 year old students in further education funded institutions.
Statutory guidance for the development, implementation and review of a Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP).
Information on how we allocate adult skills funding, loan facilities and bursaries, apprenticeships carry-in and non-levy extensions to providers.
Information about Skills Bootcamps for potential suppliers.
Check if your students are compliant with the maths and English condition of funding.
Skills Bootcamp funding guidance for learners starting Skills Bootcamps under contracts with DfE.
Information for Department for Education funded post-16 education and skills providers on the funding claims and reconciliation process.
Details of the bursary payment some apprentices may be entitled to if they are under 25 when they start an apprenticeship and they are or have been in care.
Information about DfE education and skills agreements and accountability agreements for 2025 to 2026.
Guidance for institutions delivering post-16 education on the National Insurance contributions (NICs) grant for financial year 2025 to 2026.
An overview of capital funding for post-16 education providers, the type of funding available and what it can be used for.
How the further education (FE) college condition allocation is calculated and what FE colleges and designated institutions can spend their allocations on.
The advanced maths premium is funding for additional students studying an eligible level 3 maths qualification.
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