Resources

Guidance for all institutions administering the 16 to 19 bursary fund in the 2020 to 2021 academic year

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

Information about financial assurance and financial management of 16 to 19 institutions, including sixth-form and further education colleges that are funded by Education and Skills and Funding Agency (ESFA).

Advice for institutions on the financial support young people may be able to access to help them participate in education and training.

Information about how 16 to 19 funding is allocated to colleges, providers, schools and academies.

Rules and guidance for using 16 to 19 formula funding allocated by ESFA.

Information for independent learning providers (ILPs) funded by ESFA.

Information for 16 to 19 institutions about calculating their 16 to 19 revenue funding allocation.

Information for 16 to 19 institutions about calculating their 16 to 19 revenue funding allocation.

Information to help you understand your 16 to 19 revenue funding allocation. We will publish information on this page that will help you understand your 16 to 19 revenue funding allocations for academic year 2023 to 2024. We will update the page as we release allocation calculation toolkits and statements as set out in our timeline.

Information on funding work experience in 16 to 19 study programmes.

Additional funding for one-year for schools, colleges and other 16 to 19 providers to mitigate the disruption to learning arising from coronavirus (COVID-19).

As part of the government’s commitment to a long-term education recovery plan, the ESFA are investing a further £800m across 3 academic years to fund 40 additional learning hours for band 5 and T Level students (and a proportionate increase for those in lower bands) in 16 to 19 education.

As part of the government’s commitment to a long-term education recovery plan, in 2021 we announced that we are investing a further £800m across 3 academic years to fund 40 additional learning hours for band 5 and T Level students (and a proportionate increase for those in lower bands) in 16 to 19 education.

The advanced maths premium is funding for additional students studying specified level 3 maths qualifications.

The High Value Courses Premium is additional funding to encourage and support delivery of selected level 3 courses in subjects that lead to higher wage returns and support the Industrial Strategy, to enable a more productive economy.

An overview of the 16 to 19 funding formula.

Details for 16 to 19 funded institutions on how funding will work in academic year 2020 to 2021

Details for 16 to 19 funded institutions on how funding will work in academic year 2023 to 2024

This additional maths and English funding is provided to support the delivery of maths and English to those students on substantial level 3 study programmes (including T Levels) who have not yet attained a grade 9 to 4 GCSE or equivalent in either or both of these subjects.

Information for institutions on maths and English condition of funding.

This note provides the latest information on planned hours to assist funded institutions planning study programmes across the individual academic years.

Guidance about programme cost weightings in the 16 to 19 funding formula for 6 sector subject areas from 2020 to 2021 academic year.

Information for education and training providers on the planning and delivery of study programmes.

Technical guidance on how we have calculated allocations for 2019 to 2020.

Information on how we allocate adult education budget, 19 to 24 traineeships, advanced learner loans, 16 to 18 traineeships and non-levy apprenticeship funding to providers.

Technical guidance on calculating funding allocations for 2020 to 2021.

A professional membership body, which also awards skills-based accountancy and finance qualifications.

A membership organisation for accountants which also accredits qualifications for professional development.

This guide contains information for providers with a current Education and Skills Funding Agency funding agreement and AEB allocation.

Sets out the rules that apply to ESFA funded AEB provision for the 2019 to 2020 funding year.

Sets out the rules that apply to ESFA funded AEB provision for the 2020 to 2021 funding year.

Sets out the rules that apply to ESFA funded AEB provision for the 2021 to 2022 funding year.

Sets out the rules that apply to ESFA funded AEB provision for the 2022 to 2023 funding year.

Sets out the rules that apply to ESFA funded AEB provision for the 2023 to 2024 funding year.

Data file for AEB devolution, showing the funding bodies responsible for funding each postcode in England.

Details of the 2019 to 2020 funding system for the AEB and 16 to 18 traineeships.

Details of the 2020 to 2021 funding system for the AEB and 16 to 18 traineeships.

Details of the 2021 to 2022 funding system for the AEB and 16 to 18 traineeships.

This guide provides an overview of the adult education budget (AEB) devolution operational guidance.

This guidance covers the 2018 to 2019 legal entitlements and local flexibility offer for learners in England within the adult education budget (AEB).

Details of the funding system for the DfE funded adult skills fund (ASF).

Sets out the rules that apply to Department for education (DfE) funded adult skills fund (ASF) provision for the funding year.

Sets out the rules for provision funded by learners through advanced learner loans.

Sets out the rules for provision funded by learners through advanced learner loans.

Sets out the rules for provision funded by learners through advanced learner loans.

Sets out the rules for provision funded by learners through advanced learner loans.

Information for colleges, training organisations and employers about advanced learner loans.

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

Advice about post-16 funding regulations.

AIM Qualifications and Assessment Group enables better futures by providing innovative solutions for the education sector. We respond quickly to the needs of customers, develop new products and meet specific sector needs.

Amazing Apprenticeships is the approved communication channel, commissioned by the National Apprenticeship Service, to support the Apprenticeship Support & Knowledge for Schools project.

Technical documents that define the ILR data which publicly funded providers must collect and return.

Technical documents that define the ILR data which publicly funded providers must collect and return.

Technical documents that define the ILR data which publicly funded providers must collect and return.

Technical documents that define the ILR data which publicly funded providers must collect and return.

Guidance explaining the arrangements for delivering industry placements through the Capacity and Delivery Fund (CDF) for the 2021 to 2022 academic year.

This agreement must be signed by the apprentice and the employer at the start of the apprenticeship.

ADI, a free service from Nick Linford, has one aim – to help the skills sector share and use apprenticeship data better, in England.

How the government funds apprenticeships in England, including details of funding bands and the apprenticeship levy.

Sets out the funding bands that will apply for existing apprenticeship frameworks and apprenticeship standards.

Apprenticeship funding rules for current and previous academic years.

Roles and responsibilities for apprenticeship gateway and resits for end-point assessment.

Manage your apprentices and employers.

A list of published funding guides from the ESFA.

The framework and specification DfE will use to review the quality of apprenticeship training from providers.

Public-facing website for apprentices and employers to find out more about what apprenticeships are and how they work.

The revisions status report shows apprenticeship standards that are being revised, provides a brief overview of the revisions planned for each apprenticeship standard, and states the stage that each revision has reached.

How employers and training providers should meet the off-the-job training requirements for an apprenticeship

A UK-based qualification awarding body.

Ascentis is an award-winning provider of cutting edge qualifications for education, training and business in the UK and overseas.

This video explains how to automate your accounts return for 2021 to 2022. You can read about the accounts return on GOV.UK: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/academies-accounts-return You can also read our user guide for automating the accounts: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/academies-chart-of-accounts/guide-to-automating-the-academies-accounts-return

Single access point for awarding organisations to submit level 3 alternative academic qualifications (AAQs) or technical qualifications for approval.

Devolved authority for delivering Adult Education Budget.

The Funding Information Service (FIS) is an offline tool for checking your individualised learner record (ILR) data.

Guidance on how to spot errors with your ILR data and how to resolve them.

Use this service to check someone’s immigration status if you have their ‘share code’.

Vocational assessment and accreditation of UK qualifications.

Guidance for sixth-form and further education colleges on preparing and submitting their financial plan and supporting commentary.

This policy sets out how the government will support and intervene to improve financial resilience and quality in colleges.

The latest common basic data set (CBDS) and version control log for use by software suppliers developing management information systems.

CTF documents and co-ordinated admissions files for software suppliers of school and local authority management information systems.

Community Learning: new Learning Aim Class Codes from the 2023 to 2024 academic year

Use this tool to search for businesses registered with Companies House

Information on accessing and using our data collection systems to send us your school census data.

Information for eligible academies, sixth-form colleges and voluntary aided (VA) schools about the Condition Improvement Fund (CIF).

If you’re a T Level provider, use this service to find employers who have expressed interest in T Levels and industry placements.

Advice and an application form for sixth-form colleges considering becoming a 16 to 19 academy.

The coronavirus (COVID-19) 16 to 19 tuition fund was first provided for the 2020 to 2021 academic year and is being extended up to the 2023 to 2024 academic year. These instructions provide guidance so you can opt in to, or out of, the 16 to 19 tuition fund for the academic year 2022 to 2023. If you received tuition funding in 2021 to 2022, then you are eligible for the auto renewal process and will only be able to opt out using the form.

The purpose of this guidance is to set out the expectations for and conditions under which the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) will support students via the 16 to 19 tuition fund allocation in the academic year 2022 to 2023.

How training providers can create apprenticeship vacancies using their apprenticeship service account.

The table details individualised learner record (ILR) data collection periods, planned learning aims reference data updates and proposed essential maintenance windows.

Information to support providers declaring their subcontracting arrangements to ESFA.

Details of the employer representative bodies designated to lead on the development and review of local skills improvement plans in each area of the country.

This website provides a suite of collaborative, web-based tools that enable procurement professionals and suppliers to conduct the strategic activities of the procurement lifecycle over the internet.

View a range of Department for Education online services.

Use this service to: submit documents to the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) view and download documents published by the ESFA.

Document exchange is run by the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA), an executive agency of the Department for Education (DfE). This user guide tells you how an external user can sign in and manage your account and publish new documents.

A UK-based awarding body.

Information for local authorities and settings about early years funding for the 2023 to 2024 financial year.

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

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

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

The homepage of the ESFA.

A form used by the DfE to collect information about student and staff absence during the Covid-19 pandemic (requires DfE Sign-In account).

The Employer Data Service is a terrible web service on which training providers can find employers and their Employer Reference Numbers (ERNs).

The current and prior qualifications accepted as meeting the minimum English and maths requirements for apprenticeships at level 2 and above.

Sets out the rules for funding the 2014 to 2020 European Social Fund (ESF) programme.

Information about ESFA college and local authority accountability agreements for 2023 to 2024.

An online forum for training providers and others involved in submitting ILR data.

Information about ESFA Education and Skills agreements for 2020 to 2021.

Sets out the details of the monitoring work for providing financial assurance for the apprenticeships, adult education budget including traineeships and advanced learner loans funding systems.

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

This information allows FE colleges to compare their financial data with national totals and other colleges and organisations.

Information about 16 to 18 traineeships funded by the Education and Skills Funding Agency

Template funding agreements and contracts from the Education and Skills Funding Agency.

Information for education and skills training providers on submitting a funding claim to ESFA.

ESFA Information Exchange will no longer be accessible after Friday 30 April. A new Document exchange service is now live. Information Exchange is the place to submit information to us securely, and to find what you need easily. Watch out for new features being added as Information Exchange develops further, and please give us any feedback on any good or bad points about using it.

The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) will only fund students to undertake qualifications through one of our funded offers if we have approved those qualifications for public funding. This website contains funding approval information for all of the qualifications we will fund through our qualification offers (except apprenticeships and traineeships).

The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) list of qualifications approved for funding for 14 to 19.

Information about the intervention framework for post-16 education and skills providers.

This page sets out the details of the Skills Bootcamp funding system for learners starting Skills Bootcamps under contracts with the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) that began on or after 1 August 2022.

Weekly newsletter containing actions and information for ESFA-funded organisations.

How and when to submit round 2 supplementary data for contracts starting from April 2019 on the 2014 to 2020 European Social Fund (ESF) programme.

How and when to submit supplementary data for contracts starting before April 2019 on the 2014 to 2020 European Social Fund (ESF) programme.

Sets out the details of the funding system used to fund training and skills provision paid for from the European Social Fund (ESF).

As stated in the European Social Fund (ESF) Funding Agreement, ESF Grant Recipients are required to provide records to evidence that the expenditure in claims complies with the relevant regulations, rules and terms of the Funding Agreement, to enable the Managing Authority (MA) to meet its reporting obligations and to demonstrate compliance with European Union (EU) requirements.

Eligibility documents for the 2014 to 2020 European Social Fund.

Programme guidance documents for the 2014 to 2020 European Regional Development Fund and European Social Fund.

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.

Provides the required ILR fields for different learner delivery types.

Provides the required ILR fields for different learner delivery types.

We monitor the data reported to us as part of our assurance work to review how the funding system and funding rules operate.

An online portal provided by the NCS for prospective students to find courses based on keywords, postcode region, and other characteristics.

Key ESFA services for further education and training providers.

An online search tool for finding learning aim references for qualifications, as well as T Levels, apprenticeship standards, frameworks, and units.

Skills Bootcamps offer free, flexible courses of up to 16 weeks. Once you complete the course you're guaranteed an interview with an employer. These lists provide details of the courses and locations available to eligible adults in England. Contact the training provider to find out more information and apply to join a Skills Bootcamp.

Search and apply for a traineeship in England.

Online search tool for prospective apprentices, will find employer listings and vacancies.

Find an end-point assessment organisation early on during the apprenticeship. This will give the employer and apprentice enough time to prepare for the assessment.

You can find reports for schools, colleges, childminders, nurseries, children’s homes and more in England.

Search for primary, secondary and special needs schools and colleges near you, and check their performance. You can view and download exam and test results, Ofsted reports, and financial information.

Information on Flexi-Job Apprenticeships and how to make apprenticeships work in your sector

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Guidance to help provide free meals to disadvantaged 16 to 18 year old students in further education funded institutions.

Information for further education and sixth-form colleges when directly enrolling 14 to 16 year olds for academic year 2020 to 2021.

Funding values for colleges, training organisations and employers with an adult education budget, apprenticeship, advanced learner loan or traineeship contract for 2019 to 2020.

Information for schools, colleges, local authorities and independent learning providers about 16 to 19 funding arrangements

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

This document sets out the ESFA compliance and control requirements and advice for institutions using third parties for ESFA-funded provision.

The funding rates and the formula used in the funding arrangements for 16 to 19 year olds.

Technical specification for further education (FE) providers to complete the staff level FE workforce data collection.

Self-service support options for education providers hosted by the ESFA.

Search for help and guidance articles, published by the ESFA, for apprenticeship training providers, employers, and end point assessment organisations.

This is a register of schools and colleges in England. You can search for and download information on establishments, establishment groups (such as a local authority, trust or federation) or governors. Schools, local authorities and academy trusts can also update details by signing in to their DfE Sign-in account.

Use this to manage devolved AEB funding with the Greater London Authority, can also be used to submit funding claims.

Devolved authority for delivering Adult Education Budget.

Devolved authority for delivering Adult Education Budget.

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Use to review your HESA admin account, add or remove roles, and access other HESA services.

A comparative tool to help local authorities plan for future high needs spend and provision.

Information for local authorities and institutions about high needs funding arrangements.

Information for local authorities and institutions about high needs funding arrangements for 2019 to 2020.

Information for local authorities and institutions about high needs funding arrangements for the 2020 to 2021 financial year.

Information for local authorities and institutions about high needs funding arrangements for the 2021 to 2022 financial and academic year.

Information for local authorities, schools and colleges about high needs funding arrangements for the 2023 to 2024 financial and academic year.

Information setting out the process that may lead to a grant funding arrangement with the Education and Skills Funding Agency for the delivery of education provision for high needs students.

A list of allocated high needs place numbers to help collaboration between local authorities and institutions.

Additional funding for one-year to encourage and support delivery of selected level 2 and 3 qualifications in specific subjects and sectors in response to coronavirus (COVID-19).

Information and guidance on higher technical qualifications (HTQs)

A UK-based awarding body.

Information about home education for school-age pupils.

Guidance for ITPs explaining how the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) will take action to address the potential risk of failure.

This information is primarily for those providers selected to deliver T Levels.

This information is primarily for those providers selected to deliver T Levels in academic year 2020 to 2021.

Guidance on qualification achievement rates and how the ESFA provides an indication of quality.

Guidance on how to use the apprenticeship service to access funds to pay for apprenticeship training.

This guidance provides details on how to register, manage your account and allocate user roles for Identity and Access Management System (IDAMS).

Registration documents for learner registration bodies (LRB) and awarding organisations to gain access to the LRS portal and services.

Information for post-16 providers planning to deliver T Levels from the 2023 to 2024 academic year.

Information about employing an apprentice and how apprenticeship funding works.

This explains the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education's (IFATE) revisions status report, which shows the standards that have entered IFATE’s formal revisions process.

RETIRED - an online repository of previous ILR submissions and reports, has been replaced by 'Submit Learner Data'.

Access your government Information Management Services account, or register for one.

Provider data self assessment toolkit (PDSAT) and reports to help FE providers make accurate and complete individualised learner record (ILR) data returns.

Technical documents that define the ILR data that publicly funded providers must collect and return including ILR data returns calendar for 2019.

Funding for schools and 16 to 19 providers for 2026 to 2027 through the inclusive mainstream fund.

Information about how industry placements for T Levels work and how employers can get involved.

Information for 16 to 19 providers providing capacity and delivery fund (CDF) industry placements for the 2023 to 2024 academic year.

Information for 16 to 19 providers for industry placement(s) capacity and delivery funding (CDF) from academic year 2019 to 2020.

Information for 16 to 19 providers delivering CDF industry placement(s) for academic year 2020 to 2021.

Information for 16 to 19 providers delivering CDF industry placement(s) for the 2021 to 2022 academic year.

Information for 16 to 19 providers delivering CDF industry placements for the 2022 to 2023 academic year.

How we're developing industry placements for post-16 students.

An independent organisation which is funded by the DfE and represents employers to help develop apprenticeships and technical education. Also features an apprenticeship search tool.

An interactive tool to help schools and academies submit an accurate autumn census return.

Find out what T Levels courses include and how they work with other qualifications including grading and UCAS points.

This video introduces automation to the academies account return. You can read more about the return on GOV.UK: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/academies-accounts-return

A comprehensive set of QAR resources to offer information and support for training providers.

Public information page describing how learner support operates, eligibility, and types of support available.

Sets out details of the classification and coding system used to record non-regulated activity in the Individualised Learner Record (ILR).

This document describes the categories used within the Learning Aim Reference Service (LARS).

A retired online tool for searching for learning aims - has now been replaced by 'Find a Learning Aim'.

A national database of learners and their achievements, accessible by training providers and awarding bodies. Contains Personal Learner Records (PLR).

Devolved authority for delivering Adult Education Budget.

Statutory guidance for the development and review of local skills improvement plans (LSIPs).

This service is for awarding organisations and education providers who deliver T Level qualifications. It is managed and run by the Department for Education (DfE).

Use this service to sign documents, view your funding allocations, view the funding you’ve received, manage apprenticeship details, and tell the ESFA about your subcontractors.

This document sets out the methodology for establishing maximum amounts for advanced learner loans designated qualifications. It also confirms the maximum amounts for the funding year 2023 to 2024.

The Market Intelligence Data Exchange Service for AoC member colleges.

Documents to help local areas write investment plans for delivering the Multiply adult numeracy programme.

Tables showing provisional allocations for the schools, high needs and central school services blocks in 2018 to 2019.

Tables showing provisional allocations for the schools, high needs and central school services blocks from 2019 to 2020 onwards.

An overview of the National Skills Fund which aims to help adults to train and gain the valuable skills they need to improve their job prospects and support the economy.

Devolved authority for delivering Adult Education Budget.

Online portal for the National Student Survey, conducted by Ipsos Mori.

A UK-based awarding body.

The Office for Students (OfS) is a non-departmental public body of the Department for Education, acting as the regulator and competition authority for the higher education sector in England.

This page includes information on upcoming deadlines for higher education providers.

This page provides information on capital grant for the financial year (April to March) 2025-26.

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New provider portal, introduced in 2025 and replacing the previous URL.

Find out when you have to pay Apprenticeship Levy and how to work out and report your payments.

Employers and training providers could be eligible for £1,000 each if they hire an eligible apprentice.

A UK-based awarding body.

Sets out the common standard for the provision of assurance in relation to funding of post-16 providers. Includes guidance on the annual assurance arrangements for sixth-form and further education colleges and their auditors, and provides information on the requirements in place for independent training providers. A supplementary bulletin provides guidance and some further requirements as a result of COVID-19.

How eligible providers of 16 to 19 education can apply for capital investment to accommodate upcoming demographic increases in 16 to 19-year-olds.

Bidding for Department for Education (DfE) contracts.

Guidance to help providers meet the requirements for ILR data returns.

Guidance to help providers meet the requirements for individualised learner record (ILR) data returns.

Guidance on how to populate the ILR.

Guidance on how to populate the ILR.

This manual is intended to provide additional guidance to support you to meet the requirements for Individualised Learner Record (ILR) data returns. The document includes detailed guidance and examples for completing the ILR for different types of learning provision and in different scenarios, in some cases worked examples relating to funding are provided.

This manual is intended to provide additional guidance to support you to meet the requirements for Individualised Learner Record (ILR) data returns. The document includes detailed guidance and examples for completing the ILR for different types of learning provision and in different scenarios, in some cases worked examples relating to funding are provided.

Providers who will be delivering T Levels in academic years 2021 to 2022, 2022 to 2023 and 2023 to 2024 and providers intending to deliver the T Level Transition Programme in 2021 to 2022 and 2022 to 2023 academic years.

Guidance on how to provide supported internships for young people with special educational needs and an education, health and care (EHC) plan.

This service is for learning providers who are contracted to the Education and Skills Funding Agency and provide courses in England for people aged 16-18 or 19+. Use this service to add, edit, and remove courses from the course directory. To use this service you need to sign in using DfE Sign-in.

Key information and guidance about qualification achievement rates (QAR) and minimum standards.

The role of qualifications in publicly funded further education.

Information on new funded qualification offers, which may sit alongside our existing offers for young people and adults.

The final list of qualifications that will have 16 to 19 funding withdrawn for new starts from 1 August 2024 due to overlap with T Levels.

Information for employers about getting a levy transfer to pay for apprenticeship training and assessment costs.

As an ESFA provider, you must hold evidence to assure us that you are using ESFA funding appropriately.

You must include this information in your 2022 to 2023 data returns for T Level students. You can find more details in our published guidance for the individualised learner record (ILR) and autumn school census data collections.

This service is for registered training providers (including large employers with direct grant funding) to post vacancies and manage applications for apprenticeships and traineeships.

Information for training organisations about using the recruit an apprentice service.

Information about support for apprentices who have been redundant or are at risk of redundancy.

Organisations that are eligible to receive government funding to train apprentices.

Search for recognised qualifications in the UK.

Guidance for all institutions with a 16 to 18 Residential Support Scheme (RSS) allocation in the 2023 to 2024 academic year

Technical specification and validation rules for submitting 2020 to 2021 school census data.

Technical specification and validation rules for submitting 2022 to 2023 school census data.

Guidance for wave 3 suppliers funded by the Department for Education, including who is eligible to learn, how to report data and how it is evaluated.

Search for official apprenticeship specifications on the Skills England website.

Devolved authority for delivering Adult Education Budget (previously known as Sheffield City Region).

ILR Specification

To provide a technical specification of the data collection requirements and file format of the ILR to enable the intended audience to be able to meet the requirements for ILR data returns in 2021 to 2022.

To provide a technical specification of the data collection requirements and file format of the ILR to enable the intended audience to be able to meet the requirements for ILR data returns in 2022 to 2023.

To provide a technical specification of the data collection requirements and file format of the ILR to enable the intended audience to be able to meet the requirements for ILR data returns in 2023 to 2024.

National achievement rates tables (formerly success rates) for apprenticeships and education and training.

Up to date information and supporting materials for SLC student finance products and services. This site is intended for those working in the education sector and provides guidance on the financial help available to students, based in England, who are considering entering further, undergraduate or postgraduate education.

Advice and resources to help students prepare for their industry placements

Information for providers of 16 to 19 funding and adult education and training services and traineeships on subcontracting ESFA funding.

This service is for making submissions to the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA). Use this service to submit your annual financial statements return and college financial forecasting return (CFFR).

An online service for submitting ILR and EAS data.

This guidance sets out what education providers need to know in order to set up a supported internship programme. It provides practical guidance on developing and delivering supported internships.

How we're reforming technical education and developing the T Level qualifications for post-16 students.

Guidance to help providers and employers deliver high-quality industry placements

Guidance on delivering the T Level transition programme.

A public-facing website for students and employers to find out more about what T Levels are and how they work.

Resources for employers who are interested in providing industry placements.

Designed with businesses and employers, T Levels are 2-year, level 3 technical qualifications designed to give students the skills that the industry needs. They bring classroom learning and an extended industry placement together.

Designed with businesses and employers, T Levels are 2 year, level 3 technical qualifications intended to give students the skills that the industry needs. They bring classroom learning and an extended industry placement together.

From registration to results, find out how to deliver T Levels at your school or college, and what support you can get.

Information for post-16 providers on the next steps towards delivery of T Levels.

Devolved authority for delivering Adult Education Budget.

The Education Hub is a site for parents, pupils, education professionals and the media that captures all you need to know about the education system. You’ll find accessible, straightforward information on popular topics, Q&As, interviews, case studies, and more.

A framework for traineeships that sets out who they are for, what they provide and their funding.

Information for large employers about transferring unused apprenticeship levy funds to another business to pay for their apprenticeship training and assessment.

UAL Awarding Body offers qualifications in Art and Design, Fashion Business and Retail, Creative Media Production and Technology, Music Performance and Production, and Performing and Production Arts.

The UK Register of Learning Providers (UKRLP) is the portal for government departments, agencies, learners, and employers to share key information about learning providers.

Reference data on area cost uplifts and disadvantage uplift factors for data and MI analysts and other interested parties to use with ESFA funding calculations.

Guides for learning providers, local authorities and awarding organisations on how to use the learning records service and manage event data challenges.

The 'View your education data' service provides analytical insights to support business intelligence and better decision making. It's designed for organisations working with the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA).

Offers a range of qualifications in Hairdressing & Barbering, Beauty Therapy, Complementary Therapy, Sport, Active Health & Fitness, Hospitality & Catering, Business & Retail, and Learning & Development.

On this page you’ll find all the documents relating to our funding rules, policies and related guidance, as well as information covering the Grant Funding Agreements (GFA).

Devolved authority for delivering Adult Education Budget.

Devolved authority for delivering Adult Education Budget.

Devolved authority for delivering Adult Education Budget.

Qualifications with no enrolments that the Education and Skills Funding Agency will remove funding approval from for new starts, from 1 August 2021.