SCTP sought clarification regarding funding of the new Level 3 skills offer and offer the below outline as the ESFA response:
- In accordance with Public Contracts Regulations 2015, regulation 72, ESFA will increase the value of its existing Adult Education Budget (AEB) contract for services to deliver the level 3 adult offer from April to July 2021.
- To access funding from August 2021, providers can submit a bid under the ESFA procurement launching in early 2021, which will award AEB contracts for services for the delivery of education and training, including the level 3 adult offer, to learners resident in non-devolved areas. The contracts will start on 1st August 2021 and run for the 2021/22 academic year.