1. Adult Education, Localism and Me

2. Funding for Adult Learning

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

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

7. 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

8. 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

9. Tory Manifesto

10. 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.”

11. “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.”

12. “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.”

13. Localism

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

15. Devolution deals

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

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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

20. Local Examples Sheffield City Region Liverpool
Control of AEB from 2018
Set aims for Sheffield City Region
Sheffield Skills Bank – aiming at being demand driven
Liverpool
Skills for Growth – reports on sector priorities
Apprenticeship Hub

21. Leeds Devolution Agreement not yet in place
Leeds LEP has a ‘third sector’ member: 
Stephanie Burras - Founder and Chief Executive, Ahead Partnership
Stephanie is also Chair of Employment and Skills Panel
 ”This panel brings employers together with local authorities and skills providers. They oversee projects to address skills gaps in the city region's key industry sectors, and create local leadership that drives improvements in skills and employment. Their work is driven by the needs of employers and the region's economy.”

22. Leeds LEP Plan Framework

23. ceo@tsnla.org.uk www.tsnla.org.uk
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