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<p>Our adult skills system seeks to improve productivity, employment levels and social
inclusion. It supports people who are starting out in their careers, those who want
to upskill and those who want or need to change careers.</p><p>Adult skills and lifelong
learning provision includes:</p><ul><li>Apprenticeships: Our reforms to apprenticeships
are benefiting people of all ages and backgrounds, including adults developing their
skills. We have given employers the flexibility to offer apprenticeships to both new
recruits and existing staff, supporting the creation of quality workplace training
opportunities and life-long learning.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Adult Education Budget
(AEB) funded provision: The AEB fully funds or co-fund skills provision for eligible
adults aged 19 and above from pre-entry to level 3 (including traineeships) to help
them gain the skills they need for work, an apprenticeship or further learning. It
also enables flexible tailored programmes of learning to be made available which do
not need to include a qualification.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>From 1 August 2019,
approximately half of the AEB has been devolved to 6 Mayoral Combined Authorities
(MCAs) and the Mayor of London acting through the Greater London Authority (GLA).
From this date the MCAs and GLA can use the devolved AEB to shape education and skills
provision in a way that best fits the needs of their residents and local economy.
The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) will be responsible for funding AEB
learners resident in non-devolved areas.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Part-time higher
education (HE) provision: Flexible and part-time HE has a key role in terms of widening
choice and participation in HE for adults.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>The National Retraining
Scheme: The National Retraining Scheme is a new programme which is currently being
developed as part of the government’s answer to the transforming world of work. The
National Retraining Scheme will help prepare adults for the future changes to the
economy, including those brought about by automation, and help them retrain into better
jobs.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Advanced Learner Loans support clear routes into work,
progression within work and progression to higher education, by providing fees support
for level 3 to level 6 qualifications. Access to multiple Advanced Learner Loans enables
adults to progress or re-skill.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>European Social Fund (ESF)
funded provision: The ESF is an EU programme that delivers £3 billion (over 7 years)
of employment/training provision to support those furthest from learning and the labour
market. DfE and ESFA are one of several Co-Financing Organisations that procure provision
on behalf of Local Enterprise Partnerships and deliver on average £150 million of
skills provision per annum. Provision is a mixture of regulated and unregulated employment
and skills courses with a strong focus on additional and ‘wraparound’ support (for
example, employability skills, confidence building, mentoring to overcome personal
barriers to learning and/or employment).</li></ul><p> </p>
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