Sixteen apprenticeship standards lose government funding from September 2026 — and for providers the workforce consequence arrives before the date does. GOV.UK's further education update
NEET means Not in Education, Employment or Training, and in UK statistics it describes young people aged 16 to 24 who are in none of
A T Level is a two-year, Level 3 technical qualification taken after GCSEs, broadly equivalent in size to three A Levels. T Levels were first
Most apprenticeships are still funded in 2026 — but three separate 2026 rule changes narrow what public money will pay for, and each catches a
The Adult Skills Fund (ASF) is the current name for what used to be the Adult Education Budget (AEB) — roughly £1.4 billion a year
The Restart Scheme is winding down. Its extended referral window ran to June 2026, so as of July 2026 it is effectively closed to new
End-point assessment (EPA) is the independent, final assessment that confirms an apprentice can do the job they trained for. It sits at the very end
IfATE — the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education — was abolished on 1 June 2025, and Skills England took over its functions the next
The apprenticeship levy tax has not changed — UK employers with an annual pay bill over £3 million still pay 0.5% of it to HMRC.
