The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) has updated the adult skills fund (ASF) funding rules guidance that was first published in March 2024, to clarify 2 points.
- When using the earnings threshold, you must apply this to the learner’s gross annual salary and exclude any benefits.
- You can fund unemployed learners using the ASF and we have added the unemployed definition back into the guidance.
In July, ESFA will issue version 2 of the ASF funding rules 2024 to 2025 to include performance management rules.