ESFA Update further education: 10 July 2019
Published 10 July 2019
Applies to England
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1. Information: statement of expectations about the services providers of apprenticeships and adult education budget delivery, including traineeships, should offer their subcontractors
We have undertaken further work to develop our expectations about the services that providers of apprenticeships and adult education budget delivery, including traineeships, should offer to their subcontractors with the sector. We have now published our expectations, together with details of implementation arrangements.
If you have any questions, please contact us using our online enquiry form.
2. Information: how T Levels will be funded in 2020 to 2021 academic year
We have published guidance for how T Levels will be funded in the 2020 to 2021 academic year.
3. Information: change in payment dates from August 2019
We are changing the date on which we make payments from August 2019.
We are combining the adult payment dates into one and will pay the following funding streams on the 14th working day of the month:
- adult education budget (AEB)
- apprenticeships
- Advanced Learner Loans Bursary
- European Social Fund (ESF)
- National Careers Service
- 16 to 18 traineeships
- career learning pilots
Any payments relating to these funding streams will reach bank accounts on 20 August 2019, and then on the 14th working day thereafter.
If you have any questions, please contact us via email at payment.queries@education.gov.uk.
4. Your feedback: your experience working with ESFA
We have a new customer experience team who want to make the ESFA easier to work with.
If you are a further education college, training provider or employer-provider, the team want to hear about your experience of working with the agency.
If you’re interested in taking part in some research, and providing feedback on prototypes between 15 July and 9 August 2019, please email CustomerExperience.ServiceDesign@education.gov.uk. Please include your available dates and use the subject line ‘research’, and the team will get in touch to arrange a suitable timeslot.