Guidance

European Social Fund (ESF) funding rates for training and skills provision

Sets out the details of the funding system used to fund training and skills provision paid for from the European Social Fund (ESF).

• From: Education and Skills Funding Agency
• Published: 25 November 2015
• Last updated: 27 March 2019 — See all updates

This publication was withdrawn on 15 August 2024

We no longer participate in this programme.

Applies to England

Documents

European Social Fund (ESF) funding rates and formula April 2019 to August 2019

PDF, 339 KB, 21 pages

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European Social Fund (ESF) funding rates and formula 2016 to 2017

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European Social Fund (ESF) funding rates and formula 2015 to 2016

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Details

European Social Fund (ESF) funding rates and formula April to August 2019

This document sets out the details of the funding system used to fund training and skills provision paid for from the European Social Fund (ESF) for contracts that start from 1st April 2019.

For contracts that start before 1st April 2019, please continue to refer to the European Social Fund (ESF) funding rates and formula 2016 to 2017 document.

We have also published information on the ESF round 2 supplementary data collection.

European Social Fund (ESF) funding rates and formula 2016 to 2017

This document sets out the details of the 2016 to 2017 funding system used to fund training and skills provision paid for from the European Social Fund (ESF).

European Social Fund (ESF) funding rates and formula 2015 to 2016

This document sets out the principles behind our funding system and describes the features of the funding system for the European Social Fund (ESF) budget for the 2015 to 2016 funding year.

For a complete understanding of how the funding system works in practice, read this document together with the following:

• ESF funding rules
• Individualised Learner Record Specification (ILR) 2015 to 2016

Published 25 November 2015
Last updated 27 March 2019 + show all updates

1. 27 March 2019

   We have published the European Social Fund (ESF) funding rates and formula for April 2019 to August 2019.

2. 23 March 2016

   Added European Social Fund (ESF) funding rates and formula 2016 to 2017.

3. 25 November 2015

   First published.