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Learning & Skills Environment

Learning & Skills Environment. Health warning. No guarantees for funding Everything changes There will always be an exception to anything said today Difficult funding environment. Aim. To give you an understanding of the current direction of travel To help you identify opportunities

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Learning & Skills Environment

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  1. Learning & Skills Environment

  2. Health warning • No guarantees for funding • Everything changes • There will always be an exception to anything said today • Difficult funding environment

  3. Aim • To give you an understanding of the current direction of travel • To help you identify opportunities • Help you avoid wasting time • Matching any opportunities to what suits you

  4. Funders • 19+ and traineeships/apprenticeships 16-18 - Skills Funding Agency • 16-19 - Education Funding Agency

  5. Funding policy direction • 19% Cut in skills budget – public funding focussed on priorities • Skills • Employer focus • Apprenticeships – top priority • Traineeships • English & Maths • Getting unemployed back into work • Community Learning • Public funding focussed on disadvantaged • Slightly broader focus • Community Learning Trusts

  6. Apprenticeships • 16-18 Apprenticeships fully funded • 19+ co-funded • Must be employed and in new job or job that requires new skills/knowledge • Framework includes competence, knowledge and English/Maths • Moving towards ‘employer ownership’

  7. Traineeships • 6 month programme for 16-24 yr olds • Includes: • Work Placement • Work-preparation training • English & Maths • Aimed at those near to job-ready, not most disadvantaged

  8. Other SFA skills training • Main priorities are: • Getting people back to work • English & Maths & ESOL • Becoming much more limited in what can be funded – both learners and course aims • Most 24+ have to take on loan for level 3 training (except apprenticeships)

  9. Community Learning • Purpose - not so focussed on jobs etc • Gain new skill • Re-engage with learning & progress • Pursue an interest • Support children in their learning • Supports • Localism • Social justice • Digital inclusion • Stronger families • Social mobility • Community Learning Trust • Local partnerships – must be multi-agency and consult with local communities • More flexible funding but no opportunity for new direct contracts – must seek funding from existing contract holders

  10. European Social Fund • From August 2015: Funding to be controlled by Local Enterprise Partnerships • Will this mean more local? • Social Inclusion element • Till July 2015 • Big regional contracts – subcontracting • ESF Community Grants

  11. Register of Training Organisations • The RTO is a form of due diligence that acts as a gateway to SFA funding – but does not guarantee funding • Have to join register if: • Want to be included in SFA invitations to tender • Have subcontracts worth more that £100k

  12. Any questions?

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