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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.
Information for learners and parents about their personal learning record and unique learner number.
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.
The rules for apprenticeship training and assessment funding, and guidance on the changes to assessment.
Funding for schools and 16 to 19 providers for 2026 to 2027 through the inclusive mainstream fund.
Find out when you have to pay Apprenticeship Levy and how to work out and report your payments.
Eligible further education (FE) teachers can apply for the second round of targeted retention incentive payments from 2 March 2026 until 31 May 2026.
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.
Information about licence-linked qualifications, the awarding organisations that offer these qualifications, and how to find an approved training provider.
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.
Information on applying for funding for international study and work placements for schools, further education providers and higher education providers.
The rules for apprenticeship unit funding.
A list of the apprenticeship standards currently being revised, adjusted or retired and the estimated completion date of the changes.
Advice for institutions on the financial support young people may be able to access to help them participate in education and training.
Guidance on how to use the apprenticeship service to access funds to pay for apprenticeship training.
How the further education (FE) college condition allocation is calculated and what FE colleges and designated institutions can spend their allocations on.
New apprenticeship standards are developed by employer groups known as ‘trailblazers’.
The framework and evaluation schedule for inspection of secure training centres, for use from 1 April 2026.
Information for colleges, training organisations and employers about the learning aim reference service, also known as LARS.
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