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AQUA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2010
Hints and tips: Post-16 funding, Train to Gain and data
June 30th 2010, ICC Birmingham
Nick Linford
Head of the Pearson Research Institute
Presentation contents
> Summary of commissioning landscape
> Brief headline funding update
> Train to Gain – changes for 2010/11 and future
> ILR data quality, audit and ‘standards’
Note: These slides will be circulated by AQUA
after the conference
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What next?
Retain/cut existing agencies?
Create Schools Funding Agency?
Create FE Funding Agency?
Create FE and HE Funding Agency?
2010/11 demand-led funding (England)
Funding
Learners
19+ ER
Adult LR
(FE)
£7.5bn
16-18 LR
(FE)
19+ ER
16-18 LR
(FE)
4m
Adult LR
(FE)
16-18
Appren
DCSF
BIS
16-18
Appren
Direction of travel for 2010/11
16-18 LR
(FE)
Funding
+ 6.6%
16-18
Appren
Adult LR
(FE)
19+ ER
+ 12.2%
+0.1%
-11.5%
+ 23.3%
Learners
+ 10.4%
+ 1.1%
- 25.3%
Post-election budget changes
£1.2bn
£1bn
£50m for
FE capital
Original 2010-11 budget
Post-election changes
£800m
- £200m
(-20%)
+ £150m
(+38%)
£600m
£400m
£200m
£0
Appren 16-18
Appren 19+
* Financial year Apr-Mar (England)
Train to Gain
Investment for 2010-11 compared to 2009-10
£1.2bn
£1bn
£800m
2009-10
2010-11
- 15%
+ 16%
+ 50%
£600m
£400m
£200m
£0
Appren 16-18
Appren 19+
* Financial year Apr-Mar (England)
Train to Gain
Other Train to Gain changes for 2010/11
• 6% national funding rate reduction
• Co-funded non-first full Level 2
• 25% rate reduction large employers
• Assumed employer contribution up from 47.5% to 50%
• SfL weighting reduced from 1.4 to 1.2
(excl. entry level numeracy)
• SLN rates for QCF quals yet to be published on LAD
• All changes apply to carry-in instalments
Train to Gain future
Hint: Keep and eye on last four months of 2010/11
2010/11 financial year (government budgets)
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
2011/12 ??????
Apr
2010/11 academic year (contracts)
> CSR on 20th October will be critical information
> More funding switched to Apprenticeships?
> Funding rate reduction during academic year?
> New funding methodology and brand for 2011/12?
May
Jun
Jul
Skills Funding Agency and data timeliness
Remember these headlines?
Less than a
year later
A big part of the problem was training was occurring, but
not being reported:
“In 2009/10, based on data received, it was not until month
4 that the greater part of month 1’s data was reported”
Hence a two month deadline to record start & three months
to record achievement is being introduced.
The information authority and data validity
Validity checks will increasingly be applied
(eg for Unique Learner Number (ULN)
Learner Data Strategy is completely reliant on the ULN
In 2009/10 ILR W10 462k (29%) learners do not have a ULN
Under pre-election plans a new validation rule for 2010/11
will be built into the Learner Information Suite (LIS).
September starts must have ULN by F02, else LIS errors
If SFA can afford it, the OLDC will also audit for duplicates
Tip: Review unique learner number collection processes
TtG funding audit continues
Data quality is also high on the agenda after Geoff
Russell’s ‘data irregularity’ letter
Three things particularly on the ILR audit radar:
> Changes to planned end dates
> Use of the fee remission field (A14)
> Use of the discount field (A51a)
Tip: Ensure you are using DSATs at least once per
month, and where possible employer internal auditors
Summary and questions to take away
> Data is funding, and as funding gets squeezed perhaps
data will be scrutinised like never before
> Increasingly ‘data standards’ will be referred to, & are
likely to feature in contracts & performance frameworks
> How well do you perform against ILR Spec Annex P?
> What are the cost implications of improving
data quality, at a time of cuts and ‘efficiencies’?
> Do know if you need help, and if so in what form?
Staff, processes, software?
Bedtime reading
SFA Guidance
Notes 1-4
SFA and YPLA
weekly updates
www.fundingguide.co.uk
www.dataguide.co.uk
Look-out for our data conferences and funding
masterclasses on www.pearsonresearchinstitute.com
Thank you
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