by Paul Mitchell | Dec 19, 2018 | Uncategorised
ESFA has now published a 19+ allocations webpage on GOV.UK. This page provides information about: ESFA funded adult education budget (AEB)advanced loans facilities and bursaries16 to 18 traineeships and bursaries (for providers without 16 to 19 funding)apprenticeships...
by Paul Mitchell | Dec 19, 2018 | Uncategorised
This interesting article by ex-LSC and SFA man, Tony Allen explores the arguments emerging as a result of the apparently contradictory figures for apprenticeship budget overspend at the same time that starts are falling year on year.
by Paul Mitchell | Dec 14, 2018 | Uncategorised
Keith Smith, director of apprenticeships at the ESFA has sought to calm recent concerns about the apprenticeship budget being overspent saying that he was “not expecting any pressures” on the £2 billion budget this year. Click here for more.
by Paul Mitchell | Dec 14, 2018 | Uncategorised
‘Inform’ is the ESFA’s monthly e-news for MI managers, software writers and suppliers about FE data systems and reports, the ILR, open data and other data news. Click here for the December edition.
by Paul Mitchell | Dec 11, 2018 | Uncategorised
New statistics from the Department for Education, which included the number of starts per provider for the first time, show that colleges’ share of the market dropped from 31 to 26%, ITPs stayed steady at 61% and ‘Other Public Funded’ (which includes...