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What will the Adult Education Budget (AEB) bring?

By Andrew Gladstone-Heighton, Policy Leader, Tuesday 22 March 2016

Andrew Gladstone-Heighton

This month saw the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) set out its qualification eligibility principles for the new Adult Education Budget (AEB), set to replace the Adult Skills Budget (ASB) from August 2016. This year, in line with the previously published Simplified Funding Rules for 2016-2017, the SFA is changing the way in which it creates an approved, publicly funded qualifications offer for learners. For 2016-2017 it’s introducing a new process that reflects both their policy to simplify the Further Education funding system and to place more of the decision making into the hands of learners, employers and localities.

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Further Education is "crucial" and must be protected

By , Thursday 18 February 2016

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has voiced his support for lifelong learning and the vital role that Further Education colleges play in this. Speaking at the University and College Union’s (UCU) Cradle to Grave conference, Mr Corbyn highlighted the necessity of access to education at any age, in a time when the UK faces a troubling skills gap crisis.

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Celebrating lifelong learning

By , Thursday 24 September 2015

On October 1, we celebrate Older People’s Day, dedicated to recognising our older generation and the contributions they make to our society. The awareness day aims to address the stigma and negative stereotypes around our senior citizens. The UK has an ageing population; over-65s now outnumber children under 16 for the first time ever. This is thanks to breakthroughs in medicine and science, and increasing awareness of diet, health and lifestyle.

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