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<p>From 2019/20 academic year the Adult Education Budget (AEB) will be devolved to
6 Mayoral Combined Authorities (Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Greater Manchester,
Liverpool City Region, Tees Valley, West Midlands and West of England) and delegated
to the Greater London Authority, who will be responsible for commissioning and funding
adult education provision for learners resident in their areas.</p><p> </p><p>From
that date the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) will be responsible for funding
AEB provision for learners resident in non-devolved areas.</p><p> </p><p>In addition:</p><ul><li>From
2019/20 the traineeship programme for learners aged 19 to 24 will continue to operate
as a national programme, and learners on this programme will be funded by the ESFA
irrespective of where learners live.</li><li>Providers which meet all the following
criteria will be funded nationally by the ESFA for a 2 year transitional period (1
August 2019 to 31 July 2021): qualify for a financial residential uplift for their
learning provision, receive more than two thirds of their income from the AEB, and
predominantly target the most disadvantaged learners.</li></ul><ul><li>In 2019/20,
for one year only, the ESFA will continue to fund learners that were in learning in
2018 to 2019 but did not complete their program by 31 July 2019, regardless of where
they reside.</li></ul><p>This means that in 2019/20 the ESFA will therefore continue
to have an AEB funding relationship with the majority of current AEB providers including
FE colleges, independent training providers, specialist designated institutes, local
authorities and higher education institutes.</p>
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