Skills Funding Agency

Updates and guidelines from Skills Funding agency Progression Funding The Skills Investment Strategy set out the reform of statutory entitlements from the 2012/13 academic year. This included full funding for those with an entitlement to a Level 2qualification who need help to make the step up from basic skills. It has now been agreed thatthis funding will be provided from the 2011/12 academic year. This means that for 2011/12 Entry or Level 1 aims will be fully funded where a learner has an entitlement to a Level 2qualification, in that they must have a highest prior attainment of Level 1 or below, but need a step up from basic skills in order to progress to Level 2. ESOL is not included in this entitlement http://readingroom.skillsfundingagency.bis.gov.uk/sfa/progression_funding_2011-12.pdf March 24th 2011Minimum Contract Level Policy http://skillsfundingagency.bis.gov.uk/providers/allthelatest/providerupdate/mclstatement.htm Summary table from Skills Funding Agency showing changes to funding entitlements which are to take effect in 2011/12 and beyond. Revised April 2011 http://readingroom.lsc.gov.uk/SFA/NAT-Full_and_part_learner_subsidies-06April11V4.pdf NIACE comment on Funding changes and BIS presentation on how the Government will be reforming English Further Education, following the Skills Strategy. http://www.niace.org.uk/news/more-details-of-changes-to-fe-in-england?src=fp1st-more Skills Funding Agency Guidance note 7 http://readingroom.lsc.gov.uk/SFA/GN7-final-11april2011.pdf Back copies of updates http://skillsfundingagency.bis.gov.uk/providers/allthelatest/providerupdate/ Skills Funding Agency Policy Summaries 2010/11 SFL and ESOl page 32-33 http://readingroom.skillsfundingagency.bis.gov.uk/sfa/SkillsFundingAgencyPolicySummaries-201011.pdf Geoff Russell 2 November Speech National Skills Landscape http://skillsfundingagency.bis.gov.uk/publications/latest/Detail.htm?id=c0b22c2b-9dc4-474f-a465-f1574ad0ad27 UKSkills will merge with the Skills Funding Agency in March 2011 as part of plans to coordinate a more coherent approach to vocational skills competitions and awards in the UK. Click 'more' to go to the SFA website

External Link: http://skillsfundingagency.bis.gov.uk/