Components of qualifications: approval criteria

How components that are already approved for funding will be approved in 2023 to 2024.

Components approved for funding in the ESFA funded adult education budget (AEB) local flexibility offer will continue to be approved in 2024 to 2025, if the qualification they are related to is also approved for the local flexibility offer in 2024 to 2025.

During the moratorium, we will not approve any more components of qualifications for standalone funding in the local flexibility offer. This includes any components of any qualifications linked to occupational regulation or licence to practice which we have added to the AEB local flexibility offer for 2024 to 2025.

We will approve components of updated English and maths stepping stone qualifications and add these to the statutory entitlement to English and maths offer.

We are aware that some components we have rolled over may not be operational for all of 2024 to 2025. Make sure you tell your centres about any components which you may withdraw during 2024 to 2025.