City & Guilds funding update

The Department for Education (DfE) and Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) recently announced their plans to remove funding from several of our pre-existing legacy qualifications.

29 July 2019

The Department for Education (DfE) and Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) recently announced their plans to remove funding from several of our pre-existing legacy qualifications. This decision is part of a wider review of funding for post 16 vocational qualifications in England in order to reduce the number of qualifications it currently funds, as well as to encourage the take-up of technical qualifications in preparation for T Levels.

As a part of the review, 34 of City and Guilds’ level 3 legacy qualifications will cease to be funded for post-16 and adult learners in England starting from August 2020.

We will still offer these qualifications for those who wish to use them, but no funding will be available in England. They will continue to be funded in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and can still gain funding from the MOJ.

Which qualifications are affected?

The affected qualifications were chosen because they were within 10% of the guided learning hour (GLH) range and mapped to one of our level 3 technical qualifications, or had the same or a similar title to one of our level 3 technical qualifications.

You can read a full list of qualifications affected here >

Supporting you all the way

We have other offerings in each subject area (including our Technical Qualifications), and we’ll help you to identify the best options for your centre.

Over the coming months, we will be running a series of national network events to facilitate and support curriculum planning for September 2020. We will also publish other qualifications for each of the affected sectors to show clearly what choices you have.

Useful Links

List of affected City & Guilds Qualifications >

Learn about Technical Qualifications >