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Information on how ESFA monitors the data that providers return as part of the assurance work that reviews how the funding system and funding rules operate.
Guidance for FE ITE providers about bursary funding for the 2024 to 2025 academic year.
Statutory guidance for the development and review of local skills improvement plans (LSIPs).
Information for institutions with 16 to 18 Residential Bursary Fund allocations in academic year 2025 to 2026.
Explains the funding T Level providers will get through the employer support fund. Providers will pay employers for legitimate costs for industry placements.
Guidance on how we allocate funding for this grant.
Training provider agreement with the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) to pay training providers to carry out apprenticeship training.
Guidance about programme cost weightings in the 16 to 19 funding formula for sector subject areas from 2023 to 2024 academic year.
Guidance for education providers on how to claim funding that you cannot report in the individualised learner record (ILR).
Operational guidance on the devolved adult skills fund (ASF).
Sets out the rules for education and training provision funded by learners through advanced learner loans.
How further education (FE) providers can apply for and manage bursary funding for the 2025 to 2026 academic year.
Definitions and guidance for each category on the learning aim reference service (LARS).
Guidance for all institutions with a 16 to 18 Residential Support Scheme (RSS) allocation in the academic year 2025 to 2026.
Funding to support the delivery of English and maths to those students who have not yet attained a grade 9 to 4 GCSE or equivalent in either or both subjects.
Details of the 2023 to 2024 funding system for the AEB and 16 to 18 traineeships
Technical documents for the apprentice bulk upload facility for training providers to use in the apprenticeship service.
Guidance for providers explaining the policy decisions which have informed the adult skills fund funding rules.
Information on the large programme uplift, which applies to high quality, larger study programmes that provide students with additional stretch and challenge.
Helps you understand how we have calculated your 16 to 19 funding allocation.
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