Update: issue 341 (4 January 2017)
Updated 25 January 2017
Applies to England
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1. Funding for 19+ continuing learners for the 2017 to 2018 academic year
Information
The EFA has written to post-16 institutions with information on the funding of education and training for young people for the next academic year.
The letter states that from 2017 to 2018, all students aged 19 who are continuing a programme they began aged 16 to 18, will be funded by EFA instead of SFA.
If your funding for these students currently sits with SFA, we will transfer it to EFA when we calculate allocations for the 2017 to 2018 academic year. The amount transferred will be shown on allocation statements from both agencies. In future years, this funding will be embedded in EFA allocations.
2. Apprenticeship reforms: withdrawal of frameworks
Information
We have published a third batch of 15 frameworks to be withdrawn for new starts from 1 October 2017. This follows a public consultation, which ran from 6 July to 3 August 2016.
We will announce the proposals for withdrawing the remaining live frameworks in the spring.
For further information, please refer to the apprenticeships page on GOV.UK or contact the service desk.
3. Preparing to deliver apprenticeship end-point assessment
Information
If you have decided to be involved in the delivery of apprenticeship end-point assessment, you can access a support package to help you prepare.
The Future Apprenticeship support package consists of a one-day workshop, a one-to-one action planning call, and a series of resources on specific topics.
The workshops will take place in January and February for leaders and managers from all interested organisations.
More information is available on the Education & Training Foundation website.
Future Apprenticeships is funded by the Department for Education and commissioned by the Education & Training Foundation. Any queries, please contact Zoe Bolger.