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Employer declaration form for providers and employers applying to the employer support fund (ESF) for the 2026 to 2027 financial year.
Guidance on how we allocate funding for this grant.
Information about Skills Bootcamps for potential suppliers.
Explains how we calculate your 16 to 19 funding allocation.
Sets out the rules for provision funded by learners through advanced learner loans the funding year.
Check if your students are compliant with the maths and English condition of funding.
Subcontracting assurance arrangements for all Department for Education (DfE) funded post-16 providers.
Information on how we allocate adult skills funding, loan facilities and bursaries, apprenticeships carry-in and non-levy extensions to providers.
Guidance for all institutions with a 16 to 18 Residential Support Scheme (RSS) allocation.
Information about how to claim funding for some types of learning adjustments that you cannot report in the individualised learner record (ILR).
How lead providers can declare their subcontracting arrangements.
Guidance about programme cost weightings in the 16 to 19 funding formula for sector subject areas.
Advice about individualised learner record (ILR) funding returns for institutions funded by Department for Education.
Skills Bootcamp funding guidance for learners starting Skills Bootcamps under contracts with DfE.
How and when we usually make payments and allocations for Department of Education (DfE) funded post-16 education and skills funding.
What training providers need to do to assess apprentices' prior learning and experience. Including how to record prior learning and calculate price reductions.
How the government funds apprenticeships and apprenticeship units in England for employers who do not pay the Apprenticeship Levy.
Information for providers and local authorities about funding for post-16 education and training.
Information allowing colleges established or designated under the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 to compare their financial data with national totals and other organisations.
The rules providers must follow when using subcontractors to provide post-16 education and training (excluding apprenticeships).
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