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.

Applies to England

Documents

Funding assurance review: step by step process

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

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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

Updates to this page

Published 11 June 2019
Last updated 4 September 2024 + show all updates
  1. 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. 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. First published.

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