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Introduction

The Education and Skills Funding Agency fund traineeships for 16- to 18-year-olds (and 19- to 24-year-olds, and up to age 25, with an education health and care plan) through the ESFAs young peoples funding methodology for study programmes.

We fund traineeships for 19- to 24-year-olds through the ESFAs adult education budget funding methodology.

This guide explains how:

• traineeships are delivered
• we allocate funding for traineeships through the young peoples funding methodology for study programmes and AEB funding methodology
• to submit requests for delivery growth
• to find further information about traineeships including research and evaluations

Traineeships framework

This framework describes how traineeships are delivered and the changes to traineeships policy since their introduction in 2013.

Funding for traineeships

This information explains how the funding methodologies work for traineeships.

For institutions funded through the young persons funding methodology for study programmes

• 16 to 19 funding allocations
• delivering 16 to 18 traineeships through ESFA funding

For institutions funded through the AEB funding methodology

• 19+ funding allocations
• ESFA funding rates and formula for AEB funded provision

Performance management and growth

This information explains how providers can submit requests for increases to funding for traineeships.

• institutions funded through the young persons funding methodology for study programmes
• institutions funded through the AEB funding methodology

Research and analysis

The following research and analysis explores the impact and effectiveness of the traineeships scheme

• traineeships: evaluation
• further education outcome based success measures 2015-2016

Further information