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Explains how to apply for a free level 3 qualification. These courses could help you improve your wage outcome and job prospects, and gain skills that employers value.
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 learners and parents about their personal learning record and unique learner number
How education settings should prepare for and respond to terrorism and other major incidents.
Information for eligible academies, sixth-form colleges and voluntary-aided (VA) schools about the Condition Improvement Fund (CIF).
Find out when you have to pay Apprenticeship Levy and how to work out and report your payments.
Sets out the rules that apply to Department for education (DfE) funded adult skills fund (ASF) provision for the funding year.
Information about licence-linked qualifications, the awarding organisations that offer these qualifications, and how to find an approved training provider.
Information on applying for funding for international study and work placements for schools, further education providers and higher education providers.
Track the status and progress of your student finance application using your online account to make sure your money is ready for starting your course.
Guidance on how to use the apprenticeship service to access funds to pay for apprenticeship training.
This article contains information about what a Foundation Year is and the amount of Tuition Fee Loan available for the type of Foundation Year you're studying.
How employers and training providers should meet the off-the-job training requirements for an apprenticeship
Information for colleges, training organisations and employers about the learning aim reference service, also known as LARS.
Advice for institutions on the financial support young people may be able to access to help them participate in education and training.
This guidance applies to the first round of the targeted retention incentive for FE teachers, which closed on 31 March 2025.
Details for 16 to 19 funded institutions on how funding will work in academic year 2025 to 2026.
Guidance on 16 to 19 education and skills funding rules for the current and previous funding years.
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