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<p> </p><p>Further and Higher Education Institutions are responsible for attracting
students.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has implemented a reform programme
enabling FE colleges to use their freedoms and flexibilities to provide the high quality
skills their learners, local economy and businesses need. There is an increased drive
for employer ownership of skills funding, a continuing growth, and reform of, the
Apprenticeships programme and an opportunity for individuals aged 24 and over studying
at Level 3 and 4 to have access to Loans to help meet up-front course fees.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government will raise the cap on HE student numbers to
fund up to 30,000 additional places in 2014/15 and remove this cap altogether in 2015/16,
except for high risk providers. Funding for this expansion is already agreed with
HMT over the Spending Review period.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Student numbers
are not contingent on the sale and all departments’ budget provision beyond 2015-2016
will be agreed as part of the next Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
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