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Further education funding

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  • An overview of capital funding for post-16 education providers, the type of funding available, what it can be used for and when to apply.

  • The rules providers must follow when using subcontractors to provide post-16 education and training (excluding apprenticeships).

  • Information about how to claim funding for some types of learning adjustments that you cannot report in the individualised learner record (ILR).

  • Information for education and skills training providers on the funding claims and reconciliation process.

  • Skills Bootcamp funding guidance for learners starting Skills Bootcamps under contracts with ESFA.

  • Helps you understand how we have calculated your 16 to 19 funding allocation.

  • Advice about individualised learner record (ILR) funding returns for institutions funded by ESFA.

  • Information about how to get ESFA funding for post-16 education and training.

  • Information about ESFA education and skills agreements and accountability agreements for 2024 to 2025.

  • Funding rules for the Dance and Drama Awards scheme for 2024 to 2025 academic year, which is income assessed support for tuition fees and living costs.

  • Subcontracting assurance arrangements for all ESFA funded post-16 providers.

  • What training providers need to do to assess apprentices' prior learning and experience. Including how to record prior learning and calculate price reductions.

  • Check your post-16 census data and reduce common errors.

  • Using subcontractors in the delivery of apprenticeships, with some illustrative examples.

  • Information about in-year growth funding for 16 to 19 education (including up to 24 for those with high needs) for academic year 2024 to 2025.

  • Sets out how the ESFA assesses the financial health of non-college training organisations that it holds or may hold a contract with.

  • Information on how ESFA monitors the data that providers return as part of the assurance work that reviews how the funding system and funding rules operate.

  • Information allowing colleges established or designated under the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 to compare their financial data with national totals and other organisations.

  • Templates and guidance for colleges and training organisations to use to provide data information to prospective learners.

  • Guidance for FE ITE providers about bursary funding for the 2024 to 2025 academic year.