Adult skills fund: funding rules for 2024 to 2025
Sets out the rules that apply to ESFA funded adult skills fund (ASF) provision for the 2024 to 2025 funding year.
Applies to England
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We have published ESFA funded adult skills fund (ASF) rules for 2024 to 2025 funding year, 1 August 2024 to 31 July 2025. These rules replace ESFA adult education budget (AEB) funding rules.
The rules apply to all providers of education and training who receive ESFA funded ASF from the Secretary of State for Education acting through ESFA.
We’re still reviewing some minor aspects of the rules for the 2024 to 2025 academic year and aim to publish an update in early summer 2024. Further information will be available in early spring with the publication of the new ASF rates and formula rules.
If you have any feedback or questions after reading our funding rules document, or if there’s anything else you need help with, you can find more support on our customer help centre.
Last updated 19 June 2024 + show all updates
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We’ve updated the adult skills fund (ASF) funding rules for academic year 2024 to 2025 to clarify 2 points. The first point is when using the earnings threshold, you must apply this to the learners gross annual salary and exclude any benefits. The second point is that you can fund unemployed learners under the ASF and we have added the unemployed definition into the guidance.
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We have published the level 3 qualification flowcharts for the adult skills fund 2024 to 2025. These charts set out the pathway options available to a learner who wishes to enrol on a level 3 qualification.
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First published.