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Guidance on how eligible providers in non-devolved areas can apply for post-16 capacity funding, including eligibility and assessment information.
What is expected of a registered apprenticeship training provider.
Employer declaration form for providers and employers applying to the employer support fund (ESF) for the 2026 to 2027 financial year.
Sets out the rules for provision funded by learners through advanced learner loans the funding year.
Guidance about additional funding to encourage and support delivery of selected qualifications.
Statutory guidance for the development, implementation and review of a Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP).
Templates and guidance for colleges and training organisations to use to provide data information to prospective learners.
Information about Skills Bootcamps for potential suppliers.
What training providers need to do to assess apprentices' prior learning and experience. Including how to record prior learning and calculate price reductions.
Information on how we allocate adult skills funding, loan facilities and bursaries, apprenticeships carry-in and non-levy extensions to providers.
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.
Skills Bootcamp funding guidance for learners starting Skills Bootcamps under contracts with DfE.
The advanced maths premium is funding for additional students studying an eligible level 3 maths qualification.
Information for Department for Education funded post-16 education and skills providers on the funding claims and reconciliation process.
Guidance to help further education (FE) providers understand what capital funding is available, who can apply and how funding can be used to improve estates.
Guidance on funding for international study and work placements through the Turing Scheme, for schools, further education and higher education providers.
Check if your students are compliant with the maths and English condition of funding.
Guidance on DfE's post-16 funding assurance process for further education and new apprenticeship providers.
Information about DfE education and skills agreements and accountability agreements for 2025 to 2026.
Explains how we calculate your 16 to 19 funding allocation.
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