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Guidance

Apprenticeship funding: legal agreement for training providers

Training provider agreement with the DepartmentEducation forand EducationSkills (DfE)Funding Agency (ESFA) to pay training providers to carry out apprenticeship training.

From:
Department
Education forand EducationSkills Funding Agency
Published
21 March 2017
Last updated
619 FebruaryNovember 20262024 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

DfEESFA apprenticeship provider agreement (January(October 2026)2024)

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DfEESFA apprenticeship provider agreement variation letter (January(October 2026)2024)

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Details

This agreement sets out the terms for use of the apprenticeship service for training providers.

The variation letter sets out the changes made to the agreement as part of the variation published in JanuaryOctober 2026.2024.

Training providers that wish to work with employers choosing to access funding through the apprenticeship service will need to sign the agreement through the manage your education and skills funding service.

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Published 21 March 2017

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    2. Updated the apprenticeship provider agreement and variation letter for January 2026.

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Update history

2026-02-06 15:50
Updated the apprenticeship provider agreement and variation letter for January 2026.

2024-11-19 12:06
We have added the ESFA apprenticeship provider agreement and the variation letter which sets out the changes made to the agreement as part of the variation published in October 2024.

2023-11-22 09:47
We have updated the ESFA apprenticeship provider agreement which sets out the changes made to the agreement as part of the variation published in October 2023.

2023-02-17 12:20
We have updated the ESFA apprenticeship provider agreement and added the variation letter which sets out the changes made to the agreement as part of the variation published in February 2023.