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Find out how to apply for a free qualification that could help you gain skills and improve your wage and job prospects.
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.
Funding for schools and 16 to 19 providers for 2026 to 2027 through the inclusive mainstream fund.
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.
Eligible further education (FE) teachers can apply for the second round of targeted retention incentive payments from 2 March 2026 until 31 May 2026.
Sets out how the changes we are making to the technical and vocational qualifications a young person can choose from the age of 16 will be delivered.
The rules for apprenticeship training and assessment funding, and guidance on the changes to assessment.
Find out when you have to pay Apprenticeship Levy and how to work out and report your payments.
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.
Funding guidance for all institutions that administer the 16 to 19 Bursary Fund. The fund provides financial support to help eligible students participate in education.
Guidance for institutions delivering post-16 education on the National Insurance contributions (NICs) grant.
Guidance to help provide free meals to disadvantaged 16 to 18 year old students in further education funded institutions.
Information about licence-linked qualifications, the awarding organisations that offer these qualifications, and how to find an approved training provider.
Advice for institutions on the financial support young people may be able to access to help them participate in education and training.
A list of the apprenticeship standards currently being revised, adjusted or retired and the estimated completion date of the changes.
Information for colleges, training organisations and employers about the learning aim reference service, also known as LARS.
Guidance on how to use the apprenticeship service to access funds to pay for apprenticeship training.
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