Adult Education, Localism and Me

Funding for Adult Learning

Biggest Train Set in the World… (Government likes to play and rearrange!) Since early 1980s   28 major pieces of legislation related to vocational, FE and skills training 6 different ministerial departments with overall responsibility for education 48 secretaries of state with relevant responsibilities No organisation set up by Government in FE has survived longer than a decade. ‘All Change’ - Institute for Government March 2017

Funding – Who can access it? Direct – funded providers Colleges, local authorities, External Institutions – grant Commercial companies, third sector providers, employers – contract Subcontractors Main contractor passes on % of funding (usually retains a %) All liability rests to ESFA and OfSTed remains with main contractor Majority route for third sector organisations

Joining the party Pre-qualifying Training Organisation Register Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers Compulsory for subcontractors of Apprenticeships and others with >£100k contract Competitive Procurement for non-grant funding

Main funding streams Apprenticeships Advanced Learning Loans Apprenticeship levy Non-levy apprenticeship funding Advanced Learning Loans Adult Education Budget

Adult Education Budget ‘Engage adults and provide the skills and learning they need for work’ Includes flexible programmes (including non-qualification) based to help hard-to-reach learners to: Engage in learning Build confidence Enhance their well-being Has absorbed former Adult & Community Learning funding

Summary of funding eligibility for individual learners: Provision 19-23 yr olds 24+ unemployed 24+ Other English & Maths up to and including level 2 Fully funded Level 2 Co-funded Learning to progress to Level 2 Level 3 Fully funded (first & full)   Loan funded if already have level 3 or higher Loan funded Levels 4, 5 & 6 Traineeship N/A English for Speakers of Other languages Co-funded (Fully funded if unemployed) Up to level 2 when learner has already achieved at level 2 Apprenticeships Funded by employer/ESFA

Tory Manifesto

Localism in the Manifesto “We are determined to move many of the functions of central government out to cities around Britain where possible... we will support local growth through combined authorities, mayoralties and local enterprise partnerships. We will make each partnership and combined authority responsible for co-ordinating their own local industrial strategy in alignment with our national industrial strategy, bringing together local businesses, political and public sector leaders to drive growth and economic regeneration.” “We will give local enterprise partnerships greater weight by backing them in law.”

“To ensure that further, technical and higher education institutions are treated fairly, we will also launch a major review of funding across tertiary education as a whole, looking at how we can ensure that students get access to financial support that offers value for money, is available across different routes and encourages the development of the skills we need as a country.” “We will deal with local skills shortages and ensure that colleges deliver the skills required by local businesses through Skills Advisory Panels and Local Enterprise Partnerships working at a regional and local level.” “We will allow large firms to pass levy funds to small firms in their supply chain, and work with the business community to develop a new programme to allow larger firms to place apprentices in their supply chains.”

“We will help all workers seeking to develop their skills in their existing jobs by introducing a new right to request leave for training for all employees. Alongside this, we will help workers to stay in secure jobs as the economy changes by introducing a national retraining scheme. Under the scheme, the costs of training will be met by the government, with companies able to gain access to the Apprenticeship Levy to support wage costs during the training period.” “We will equip people with the digital skills they need now, and in the future, by introducing a right to lifelong learning in digital skills, just as we have done for literacy and numeracy.”

Localism

Background Driving Growth by devolving power and influence locally Combined Authorities & Devolved Powers Local Enterprise Partnerships Impact of Heseltine report ‘No stone unturned’

Devolution deals

For completeness –other devolved funds City Deals European Funding Regional Growth Funds Apprenticeship Grants for Employers FE Capital Expenditure

Localism and skills – influence ‘Providers must respond to the priorities set by local commissioners and other stakeholders – eg local enterprise partnerships and combined authorities’ Employment & Skills boards and similar – encouraging shared agenda Shifting emphasis from supply to demand – e.g. Sheffield Skills Bank Area Review Process

Devolving of funding Combined Authorities from August 2018 or later Only Adult Education Budget being devolved Tension between central prescription and local ambitions Different position of grant and contract providers No plans to devolve outside of CAs at present

Local Enterprise Partnerships Mixture of private sector and public bodies LEPs influence over skills reinforced by Heseltine report Given control over European Funding, College Capital and a top-slice from the Adult Skills Budget Role in Devolved Authorities less clear-cut No public plans to devolve control of AEB to LEPs outside of CA areas

Local Examples London Greater Cambridge City Deal Control of Adult Education Budget from 2019/2020 Greater influence over Careers Service Work with Government on Apprenticeship Levy Skills for London Taskforce Greater Cambridge City Deal Skills brokers, Information, Advice & Guidance, Increasing Apprenticeships

Skills for Londoners Taskforce Terms of Reference a)  To advise the Mayor of London on priorities and initiatives to ensure all Londoners and London’s businesses can access the skills they need to succeed; b)  To support the Mayor in developing a city-wide strategic approach to skills, including ongoing strategic oversight of the development of a London Skills Strategy, aligned to the Mayor’s statutory Economic Development Strategy; c)  To help inform approaches to delivering the Mayor’s manifesto commitments on skills; d)  To take a strategic view on priorities for capital investment in London’s skills sector, and to advise London’s Local Enterprise Partnership on funding allocations through the Skills for Londoners Capital Programme; and e)  To provide a powerful advocacy and lobbying voice on skills-related issues in the capital.

Membership of Taskforce Anthony Impey – Anthony is the CEO of Optimity. He has run several programmes to help local young people start careers at thriving tech businesses in East London, and chairs Government’s Apprenticeship Stakeholder Board.  Asi Panditharatna – Asi is Director of Apprenticeships and Employability at Catch22. He has over 15 years’ experience of managing social regeneration, employability, skills and apprenticeships programmes. Hang Ho – Hang is the Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa for the JP Morgan Chase Foundation, overseeing work across 17 countries to improve economic inclusion and social mobility. Ian Ashman – Ian is the President of the Association of Colleges (AoC). He was previously Chair of AoC’s London Regional Committee and Principal of Hackney Community College. Lubna Hussain – Lubna is an advisor on the Prevent programme for the Department for Education. She was previously vice principal at Newham Sixth Form College and worked as a consultant for a number of skills providers. Marilyn Hawkins – Marilyn is an Associate FE Commissioner and led the London Area Review. She has many years’ experience in the FE sector including as Principal of Barnet and Southgate College for almost ten years. Seetha Kumar – Seetha is CEO of Creative Skillset.  She was previously Vice President at Pearson Qualifications International and had a long and successful career at the BBC. Stephen Evans – Stephen is Chief Executive of the Learning and Work Institute, which he joined from Working Links. Prior to that, he worked at the London Development Agency, the Social Market Foundation and the Treasury.

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