The ESFA has announced revised guidance for the delivery of industry placements due to COVID-19 disruption. The industry placement delivery target has been reduced to 25% of qualifying students for the 2020 to 2021 academic year. It will also allow delivery across two academic years where students commence a two-year programme beginning in 2020 to 2021 and where a minimum of 50% of placements are successfully completed by the end of the 2020 to 2021 academic year. All providers with a capacity and delivery fund allocation will receive a letter outlining their 2020 to 2021 academic year delivery targets and the required level 2 and level 3 split.
