Dear all,
I think this means they are eligible for co-funding as they are not on ESA or JSA - indeed can't be on JSA as they are not allowed to work, so would have to find 50% of the cost of their course next year.
Jennie
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From: ESOL-Research discussion forum and message board [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Gill Evans
Sent: 12 April 2011 13:52
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: funding, again
Skills Funding Agency Funding Guidance 10-11, Learner Eligibility says
this:
'22 The Agency will also consider the following groups of learners to
be
eligible for funding:
a Asylum seekers who have legally been in the UK pending
consideration of their claim by the Home Office for longer than six
months.
b Asylum seekers refused asylum but eligible and granted support
under Section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.
All learners accepted as eligible under this paragraph must be
reassessed
for eligibility at the start of each and every programme they
undertake. The
concession available to learners under paragraph 6 is not available to
this
group of learners as their circumstances are expected to be confirmed
before they undertake subsequent programmes'
I'm not aware this has changed for 11-12....
Gill Evans
Performance Manager ESOL
020 7573 5376
>>> Stephen Woulds <[log in to unmask]> 4/12/2011
1:09 pm >>>
Hello
Does anyone know if Asylum Seekers are classed as Home or International
students? Funding guidance tells us about JSA and other govt benefits.
No mention of NASS or Section 4. Everyone is very silent on this issue.
If classed as International then asylum seekers could look at about
£5500 per year for an ESOL class.
If classed as Home then we need to know if they are fully-funded or
co-funded (50% contribution to fees). Given that most are on vouchers
not sure how they’ll find the £££ either way. It has been known for
some Asylum seekers to borrow money from within their community to
continue education and pay exam fees.
Thanks in advance
From: ESOL-Research discussion forum and message board
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mary Osmaston
Sent: 31 March 2011 09:11
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Progression Funding - SFA
They can be funded to do a vocational qualification at Entry or Level 1
(if they don't have a Level 2 but want to progress to one) but can't be
funded to learn the English they need for the course! Crazy, but it
looks as if there is some scope here for being creative with embedding
ESOL into these other FLT/Entry/Level 1 courses. Be flexible, as
usual!
>>> Stella McManus <[log in to unmask]> 30/03/2011 18:26
>>>
Actually if any of your ESOL students are doing vocational
qualifications it will mean they won’t have to pay for them , so
Health and Social Care L1 etc.
From: ESOL-Research discussion forum and message board
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Pip Kings
Sent: 30 March 2011 17:31
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Progression Funding - SFA
It won't
On 30 Mar 2011, at 17:23, "Matt Davis"
<[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
wrote:
Am I being daft? I can't see how this will help ESOL if it's
specifically excluded in the guidance...
>>> Cathy Burns <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
3/30/2011 4:34 pm >>>
FYI - Skills Funding Agency notice
http://readingroom.skillsfundingagency.bis.gov.uk/sfa/progression_funding_2011-12.pdf
Progression Funding
"The Skills Investment Strategy set out the reform of statutory
entitlements from the 2012/13
academic year. This included full funding for those with an entitlement
to a Level 2
qualification who need help to make the step up from basic skills. It
has now been agreed that
this funding will be provided from the 2011/12 academic year. This
means that for 2011/12
Entry or Level 1 aims will be fully funded where a learner has an
entitlement to a Level 2
qualification, in that they must have a highest prior attainment of
Level 1 or below, but need a
step up from basic skills in order to progress to Level 2.
? Skills for Life (literacy, numeracy and English for Speakers of Other
Languages
(ESOL)) is not included in this entitlement as funding policy has
already been
established and set out in the Agency's Guidance Note
6
? Learners can be enrolled on either Entry or Level 1 aims.
? They do not need to be enrolled on a full Level 2 qualification but
the provider
should be assured that the learner needs the additional step in order
to progress
to Level 2
Literacy and numeracy are funded though anyway
see SFA Summary table
http://readingroom.skillsfundingagency.bis.gov.uk/sfa/full_and_part_learner_subsidies_for_learners_aged_19_and_older_(updated_march_2011).pdf
Regards
Cathy Burns Co-ordinator
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