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Martin Wynn March 20 2013

The Changing Landscape of Employment Support Future Provision – Skills Funding Agency. Martin Wynn March 20 2013. Overview. The Skills Funding Agency What is it? What does it fund? How does it commission provision? Accreditation of provision for Agency funding.

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Martin Wynn March 20 2013

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  1. The Changing Landscape of Employment Support Future Provision – Skills Funding Agency Martin Wynn March 20 2013

  2. Overview • The Skills Funding Agency • What is it? • What does it fund? • How does it commission provision? • Accreditation of provision for Agency funding

  3. The Skills Funding Agency ‘The Agency’ Partner organisation of BIS Funds and promotes adult FE and skills training in England Skills budget of £4billion FE & Skills Sector 220 FE colleges 900 training providers 2,500 ‘sub-contractors’

  4. The Skills Funding Agency Direction and activity set by BIS Skills Investment Statement Funding Policy Promote and secure reasonable adult FE in England National Apprenticeship Service

  5. What do we fund? Training for adults “To improve skills so that people can do their jobs better, get new jobs or progress in their careers” Funding envelopes to colleges and other providers Freedoms and flexibilities – discretion over expenditure Meet needs of localities Note: Heseltine 24+ Advanced Learning Loans

  6. What do we fund? Skills Funding Statement 2012 - 15 Funding Priorities Individuals who would otherwise not have trained Market failures (where strongest) Focus on Young adults Low skilled Unemployed Colleges and FE providers will be free to decide how best to continue to grow the level of co-investment in order to rebalance the contribution made by employers, individuals and government

  7. What do we fund?

  8. What do we fund? Programmes Apprenticeships ) Classroom )- Adult Single Budget Workplace ) Community Learning ESF Other Providers Colleges Local Authorities Training Providers – For profit & Not for profit

  9. Accessing Agency funding Register of Training Organisations List of training organisations eligible to be considered for direct funding from the Agency to deliver training. Sub Contractors aggregate value over £100,000 must be on register Community Learning Community Learning Trusts Other ESF (Community Grants?)

  10. Qualifications & Funding All qualifications approved for public funding are available on the Learning Aim Reference Application (LARA). The Agency also publishes a list of QCF qualifications approved for public funding on the Agency’s website. Since 1 April 2010, the Agency has had the remit to approve qualifications for public funding for adults in England.

  11. Qualifications & Funding How the Agency decides which qualifications should be funded When a new qualification is accredited by Ofqual, the Agency reviews it against three principles to determine if it will be approved for public funding. The three principles are that the qualification: should be part of a regulated framework should in the main be unit-based and credit-bearing is appropriate for public funding and is not displacing sources of funding from other public bodies, employers or individuals.

  12. Qualifications & Funding

  13. Qualifications & Funding Accredited Qualifications What are Accredited Qualifications? Accredited qualifications, also known as regulated qualifications are those that are reviewed, recognised and monitored by the regulatory bodies in order to make sure that they meet specific criteria and quality standards. The requirements for the qualifications to be accredited are set out in the Regulatory arrangements for the Qualifications and Credit Framework. Once proposed qualifications meet the requirements set out in the mentioned document, they are listed in the Register of Regulated Qualifications where can also be found a list of recognised awarding organisations who have the power to award qualifications within the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF), the national credit transfer system in England, Wales and Ireland.

  14. Links Skills Funding Agency http://skillsfundingagency.bis.gov.uk/ Skills Funding Statement http://www.bis.gov.uk/assets/BISCore/further-education-skills/docs/S/12-p172-skills-funding-statement-2012-2015.pdf ESF Community Grants East Midlands Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Voluntary and Community Sector Learning and Skills Consortium Yorkshire & Humber Humber Learning Consortium Qualifications http://readingroom.lsc.gov.uk/SFA/Qualification_Journey_-_Guidance,_Process_and_Information_-_Aug_12.pdf

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