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Further education is at the heart of the East Midlands devolution deal

The new deal means working closely with education providers to create new career pathways, writes Ben Bradley On the 30 August, a historic devolution deal worth an initial £1.14 billion in extra investment was signed by Nottinghamshire, Nottingham, Derby, Derbyshire and the government. This historic deal is a golden opportunity for our region. For the […]

East Midlands area secures adult education budget powers in first of a kind county devolution deal

Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire secure adult education budget responsibilities as first mayoral combined county authority.

This is how training providers can prepare for more devolution in the Adult Education Budget

Don’t duplicate your bid applications and do look elsewhere for inspiration, writes Steve Morris In February 2022, the government published its white paper which confirms a commitment to developing a new devolution framework. This means every part of England that wants a devolution deal will have one by 2030. So, county devolution is born (these […]

Mayors’ plan to simplify adult education funding

Some mayoral combined authorities are planning ‘single pot’ approaches to their adult education budgets and free courses for jobs funding streams.

York and North Yorkshire secures adult education powers in devolution deal

York and North Yorkshire devolution deal will include adult education budget powers and inclusion with local skills improvement plans

Adult funding rates set to rise in London

A funding uplift of 3.5 per cent will apply to courses at level 2 and below for London residents will apply in 2022-23, the Mayor of London has announced.

Less generous adult education clawback threshold offered in most devolved areas

The Education and Skills Funding Agency’s threshold for funding adult education courses that are not delivered is more generous than most mayoral combined authorities this year, FE Week has found.   Whitehall now controls less than half of the country’s AEB, with the rest administered by nine mayoral combined authorities and the Greater London Authority.   Latest […]

Controversy as Liverpool City Region hands adult education budget contracts to ‘out-of-area’ providers

16 providers won procured contracts in the Liverpool City Region’s latest AEB tender

Let’s have a new era of skills devolution to local leaders

Being given responsibility for the AEB has allowed City Hall to drive an increase in Londoners retraining, writes Jules Pipe The mayor’s delivery of London’s adult education budget shows how a locally driven approach can lead the way in supporting more people to get the skills they need to support the UK’s recovery. The government’s […]