Hot breakfast briefing29th March 2010, One90 Restaurant

Adult and employer funding in 2010/11Brought to you by the Pearson Research Institute

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Adult and employer funding in 2010/11

Nick LinfordHead of the Pearson Research Institute

And available to take questions:Andrew King, on secondment from BIS to the LSC (Skills Funding Agency from 1st April 2010)

The funding divide

Skills Funding

Agency

From April 1st 2010 the

funding policy, eligibility and methodology

divide is likely to widen further

16-18 LR (FE)

16-18 Appren

Adult LR

19+ ER Adult

LR

19+ ER

16-18 LR (FE)

16-18 Appren

£7.5bn

BISDCSF

Funding Learners

4m

2010/11Funding

2010/11Funding

+ 6.6%

+ 12.2%

-11.5%

+0.1%

16-18 LR

(FE)

16-18(Appren

)

Adult LR

(FE)

19+ ER(Appren &

TtG)

+ 1.1%

+ 10.4%

- 25.3%

+ 23.3%Learner

s

The funding divide continued

- 25.3%

+ 23.3%

A closer look at the adult learners

Achieved by much lower rates

Adult LR

(FE)

19+ ER(Appren &

TtG)Achieved

by cutting less expensive

‘developmental’ (non-priority) provision

But, more funding for new pre-employment programs

What makes this breakfast so hot?New LSC/SFA information for 2010/11

SFA Guidance Note 3 – published imminently

Earned Autonomy paper – published 25/03/10

Earned Autonomy2010/11 will be a pilot year

Three categories of provider:

New or poor performingNo budget flexibilities

1.

Providers (excl. new/poor performing)Flexibility to view within ER only

2.

Outstanding providersFlexibility to vire between ER and ALR plus a number of other freedoms

3.

Earned Autonomy

Framework for Excellent (FfE) grade for Qualification Success Rate determines categoryFfE financial health and control grades likely to be taken into accountFlexibility to vire capped (e.g. 20%), and SFA Divisional Director would need to agree itOpportunity to respond and shape the policy

SFA guidance note 3

Firstness:

Even greater emphasis on funding firstness

Completeness of prior achievement data poor

Quicker ER data returns:Starts data within 2 reporting months and leavers/achievement within 3

Q & A with Andrew King

> Earned autonomy

> Data quality

> Cut, switch and efficiencies

Concluding themes for ALR and ER

The hands-on guideto post-16 funding

www.fundingguide.co.uk

Currently consideringwhether to writea 2010/11 edition

The hands-on guide to post-16 performance and data

www.dataguide.co.uk

Launched on April 13th 2010

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