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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.
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