Guidance

Further education adult skills funding rates and funding for innovative provision

Funding rates that will apply from the academic year 2024 to 2025 for adult skills provision funded by ESFA.

Applies to England

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The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) closed on 31 March 2025. All activity has moved to the Department for Education (DfE). You should continue to follow this guidance.

Qualifications list with funding rates from 2024 to 2025

We have based the published list on the initial list of qualifications approved for funding in the adult education budget and free courses for jobs for academic year 2023 to 2024 for illustration.

The guidance explains the information in the qualifications list workbook. You should read this guide and the workbook notes page.

Updates to this page

Published 30 January 2023
Last updated 13 July 2023 show all updates
  1. We have published the initial list of qualifications approved for funding in the adult education budget and free courses for jobs for academic year 2023 to 2024 for illustration. This accompanies the government鈥檚 response to the 鈥楽kills for jobs: implementing a new further education funding and accountability system鈥� consultation.

  2. First published.

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