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ESFA Update further education: 12 June 2024

Published 12 June 2024

Applies to England

Action: Deadline for funding claim – Thursday 13 June 2024  

Submit your 2023 to 2024 year-end funding claim by 5pm on Thursday 13 June 2024.   

You will need to submit a claim if you receive funds through these grant-funded contracts:    

  • The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) funded adult education budget (AEB) – adult skills, community learning, 19 to 24 traineeships and level 3 free courses for jobs offer   
  • advanced learner loans bursary (ALLB)  

The 16 to 19 delivery section of the funding claim only needs to be signed off for your final funding claims. You do not need to take any action for mid-year or year-end funding claims for 16 to 19 delivery. 

Read the funding claims user guide to help complete your claim on submit learner data

Information: Apprenticeships accountability framework 

The apprenticeship accountability framework (AAF) dashboard has been updated to include the thresholds published in the AAF in April 2024. The new thresholds will be used in performance conversations from June 2024.    

To support provider self-improvement, the dashboard now also includes more detailed benchmarking at occupational standard level using provider 2022 to 2023 qualification achievement rates (QARs).  

Benchmarking data now includes quartile data, alongside the comparison benchmarking introduced in April 2024. The apprenticeship training provider accountability framework and specification guidance provides information on how benchmarking will be used as part of AAF discussions and technical detail on how quartile benchmarking is calculated.