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Adult Education: Finance

Answer

We are committed to investing in education and skills training for adults. We have invested over £1.4 billion in the Adult Skills Fund (ASF) this academic year and will be investing the same amount next academic year.

The move of adult skills to the DWP provides an opportunity to strengthen the bonds between the ASF and progression into the labour market and will help ensure that the skills and employment systems are more fully aligned.

With over one million young people not in education, employment and training, this Government will not leave an entire generation of young people behind. We are investing an additional £2.5 billion over the next three years into the Youth Guarantee and the Growth and Skills Levy.

This investment will support almost one million young people and create up to 500,000 opportunities to earn and learn, including through expanded network of Youth Hubs, earlier intensive support in Jobs Centres through a new Youth Guarantee Gateway, additional work experience and training opportunities, a £3,000 Youth Jobs Grant and £2,000 apprenticeship hiring payment for employers, and a fully funded six month job for long-term unemployed 18–24-year-olds. It also includes investment to support the growth of Sector Based Work Academies which can be partially funded by the Adult Skills Fund.

We also recognise the crisis of participation that Alan Milburn has so clearly laid out in his interim report. We will use this interim report to continue to build our reforms and look forward to final recommendations in the Autumn.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

7395

Session

2026-27

Transferred

Yes

Subjects

Adult education Finance

Link

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