Guidance

ESFA assurance work on post-16 funding

Guidance on the Education and Skills Funding Agency's funding assurance process for further education and new apprenticeship providers.

• From: Education and Skills Funding Agency
• Published: 11 June 2019
• Last updated: 4 September 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

ESFA Post-16 funding assurance review guidance

PDF, 279 KB, 23 pages

Common findings from funding assurance work on post-16 education providers: 2022 to 2023

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Funding assurance review: step by step process

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Funding assurance review: step by step process

PDF, 182 KB, 5 pages

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Evidence requirements for apprenticeships funding: step by step process 2023 to 2024

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Evidence requirements for apprenticeships funding: step by step process 2023 to 2024

PDF, 411 KB, 11 pages

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Apprenticeship: New training provider or employer control questions

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 55.7 KB

Details

This guidance is for ESFA funded:

• further education providers
• new apprenticeship providers

It includes:

• information on what to expect if you are chosen for an audit
• step by step processes to help you collect evidence
• controls and processes you should have in place to avoid non-compliance

Published 11 June 2019
Last updated 4 September 2024 + show all updates

1. 4 September 2024

   Added 'ESFA Post-16 funding assurance review guidance', 'Funding assurance review: step by step process', 'Evidence requirements for apprenticeships funding: step by step process 2023 to 2024' and 'Apprenticeship: New training provider or employer control questions'.

2. 25 October 2023

   We've published information on ESFA's funding assurance work in 2022-23 relating to the funding assurance reviews of providers’ 2021/22 post-16 funding claims.

3. 11 June 2019

   First published.