Orders enabling devolution of the Adult Education Budget (AEB) to Mayoral Combined Authorities (MCAs), from 2019/20 academic year onwards are now in force and were subject to the fulfilment of certain conditions. By fulfilling the conditions, my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State, received assurance that MCAs are likely to improve the exercise of the functions in their area.<\/p>
In devolving the budget, the statutory duty to fund provision for learners aged 19 to 23 undertaking a first full level 2 qualification and/or first full level 3 qualification English and maths courses, for eligible adults aged 19 and over up to GCSE level, were also transferred. This also includes the upcoming digital skills entitlement.<\/p>
Devolution ensures that, in line with their Strategic Skills Plans and Local Industrial Strategies, MCAs will be in position to shape adult education and skills provision in a way that best fits the needs of their residents and local economy.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1523", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Anne Milton"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Guildford"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Anne Milton"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-03-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-03-11T16:32:17.193Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "60"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-03-06", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Adult Education: Finance"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has been of the potential effect of the devolution of the adult education budget on the diversity of adult education provision.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4124", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Chi Onwurah"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Newcastle upon Tyne Central"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Chi Onwurah"} ], "uin" : "229181"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1082668", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1082668/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The National Retraining Scheme is an ambitious and far reaching programme to drive adult retraining, driven by a key partnership between the Confederation of British Industry, the Trade Union Congress and the government.<\/p>
In the 2018 Autumn Budget, my right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced a £100 million initial commitment to continue to develop the service, while allowing us to start the roll out of initial elements of the National Retraining Scheme to a small intake this summer. This is being informed by the extensive amount of user research we have undertaken and our ongoing Career Learning pilots, Flexible Learning fund and the Construction Industry Training Board Construction Skills fund. We envisage this first release will include high quality information, advice and guidance to help those whose jobs are at risk of automation to find training that will give them the skills to move into a better, more stable jobs.<\/p>
<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1523", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Anne Milton"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Guildford"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Anne Milton"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-03-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-03-11T16:34:10.72Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "60"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-03-06", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Training"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to make an announcement on progress relating to the national retraining scheme.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4124", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Chi Onwurah"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Newcastle upon Tyne Central"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Chi Onwurah"} ], "uin" : "229182"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/984883", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/984883/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
From 2019/20 Mayoral Combined Authorities (MCAs) and the Greater London Authority (GLA) will be responsible for commissioning and funding Adult Education Budget (AEB) provision for learners resident in those areas, and the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) will be responsible for funding provision for learners resident in non-devolved areas.<\/p>
The exception to this are providers, which meet the following criteria, which will be funded nationally by the ESFA for a transitional period of two years (academic years 2019/20 and 2020/21) following devolution of the AEB:<\/p>
We considered an additional period of two years of national funding would be in the learners\u2019 best interests, in order to avoid destabilising provision to vulnerable learners and to allow time for MCAs to better understand the specialist nature of the provision they deliver. Further information is available at:<\/p>
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/helping-providers-understand-implications-of-aeb-devolutiondelegation-from-2019-to-2020<\/a>.<\/p> The Workers\u2019 Educational Association (WEA) does not meet the above criteria and from 2019/20 will be eligible to receive its AEB funding from MCAs/GLA for learners resident in those areas, and from the ESFA for learners resident in non-devolved areas. The ESFA wrote to AEB providers in June 2018, including the WEA, to explain how AEB allocations for 2019/20 for learners resident in non-devolved areas will be calculated, in order to help their planning for devolution.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/944053/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Employers that pay the apprenticeship levy access their apprenticeship funds by opening an apprenticeship service account.<\/p> Through this account, employers can transfer up to 10 per cent of their annual funds to any number of other employers, including employers in their supply chain. We will keep the 10 per cent transfer limit under review. We encourage all employers to use the opportunity to transfer this sum.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if the Government will allow large employees to pass a greater proportion of their Apprenticeship Levy vouchers on to their supply chain subcontractors.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/944056/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " We are supporting employers to deliver T level industry placements. We are investing nearly £60 million this year to build capacity across the sector to support the delivery of industry placements through the Capacity and Delivery Fund, with more funding announced from next year. This funding will enable providers to make it easier to organise and deliver placements to take away any burden from employers and help directly with costs to employers. The National Apprenticeship Service is also providing support and guidance for employers and we have published \u2018how to\u2019 guides to help make this as simple as possible for them. We will continue to review this support and we will be talking to all sized employers over the coming year to establish whether there are any gaps in support that we need to consider.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if the Government will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing financial incentives for small businesses taking on T Levels work-placement students.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/906356/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Recommendation 8 of the report \u2018Growing up North\u2019 stated that Local Enterprise Partnerships need to expand their programmes to bring employers and schools together to widen children\u2019s horizons and open up job prospects.<\/p> <\/p> Local Enterprise Partnerships have an important role in skills and education. They are working closely with The Careers & Enterprise Company to co-fund a network of Enterprise Co-ordinators and volunteer Enterprise Advisers. The network helps secondary schools and colleges in England to improve their careers and enterprise provision and to make links with employers so that more young people benefit from encounters with the world of work. There are now over 2,000 Enterprise Advisers in the network.<\/p> <\/p> Our careers strategy says that by 2020, all secondary schools and colleges will have access to an Enterprise Adviser. We have also announced a new £5 million fund to help disadvantaged pupils to get the additional support they need to prepare for work, including opportunities for mentoring and guidance.<\/p> <\/p> More information can be found on The Careers & Enterprise Company\u2019s website: https://www.careersandenterprise.co.uk/<\/a>.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to implement recommendation 8 of the report Growing up North, published by the Children's Commissioner in March 2018.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/905697/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Year of Engineering 2018 aims to raise the profile of engineering among 7 to 16-year olds by working with partners from different sectors to give young people direct and inspiring experiences of engineering. This includes outreach work in schools, behind the scenes tours and activities for young people and their families. The campaign aims to showcase the variety, creativity and social value of modern engineering and the difference it can make to peoples\u2019 lives, appealing to the career aspirations of young people. It also aims to challenge negative or traditional perceptions of the profession and obstacles to considering it as a career choice by putting engineering role models in the spotlight, showing that background, gender and education do not need to be barriers to becoming an engineer.<\/p> <\/p> The government\u2019s careers strategy aims to improve science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers advice in schools, making sure that STEM encounters with employers and apprenticeships, for example, are built into school career programmes.<\/p> <\/p> To make sure that young people are able to develop the skills needed for a career in engineering we are investing in programmes to increase the take-up of mathematics, by incentivising schools using the recently launched advanced mathematics premium, and providing support to schools to improve progression to physics A level through the Stimulating Physics Network. We are also supporting better teaching of mathematics, physics and computing in schools, including a new £84 million programme to improve computing teaching.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2018 to Question 132470 on Engineering: Vocational Guidance, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that the programme to raise the profile of engineering during the Year of Engineering will result in a long-term increase in the awareness of engineering careers in schools.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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