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Further education generic design brief and technical annexes.
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Rules and regulations for ESOL qualifications.
This guide provides you with information about 2023’s arrangements for qualifications regulated by Ofqual. It also explains what support is in place when taking or retaking exams and assessments.
Information about ESFA Education and Skills agreements for 2023 to 2024.
Guidance for FE ITE providers about bursary funding for the 2024 to 2025 academic year.
A best practice guide for employers on how to support your apprentice through end-point assessment.
Standards setting out the digital skills needed for life and work at entry and level 1.
Information for education and skills training providers on the funding claims and reconciliation process.
Sets out details of the classification and coding system used to record non-regulated activity in the Individualised Learner Record (ILR).
A tool to help colleges compare their financial performance with others in the sector.
Legal and regulatory requirements and recommended practice that apply to further education (FE) and sixth-form college corporations.
Details of the bursary payment some apprentices may be entitled to if they are under 25 when they start an apprenticeship and they are or have been in care.
How the government will support and intervene to improve financial resilience and quality in colleges.
Guidance for the FE sector in England to help them meet ‘Managing Public Money’ requirements, and other obligations resulting from reclassification
Guidance on preparing and submitting annual report and financial statements (accounts) to the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA).
Technical documents that define the ILR data that publicly funded providers must collect and return including ILR data returns calendar for 2019
Sets out how the ESFA assesses the financial health of non-college training organisations that it holds or may hold a contract with.
Templates and guidance for colleges and training organisations to use to provide data information to prospective learners.
The final list of qualifications that overlap with wave 3 T Levels and will have 16 to 19 funding withdrawn for new starts from 1 August 2025.
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