Qualifications due to have funding removed from August 2027
ListFull list of qualifications that will have funding approval removed and guidance for awarding bodies who may want to submit a notification.
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On 10 March 2026, the Department for Education published the Government’sgovernment’s response to the the Post-16 level 3 and below pathways consultation. consultation. As part of this response, we arepublished publishing a list of qualifications with 1080 and above guided learning hours in T level areas, that will have funding approval removed.removed from 1 August 2027.
TheWe listare informsnow educationpublishing providersa whichlist qualificationsthat ofinforms 1080education providers and aboveawarding guidedbodies learningwhich additional qualifications hours in T Level areas will have funding approval removed from 1 August 2027.2027.
These additional qualifications are:
- level 3 digital
- level 3 accounting and finance
- levels 2 and 3 child development and well-being, teaching and lecturing, and direct learning support sectors
We are also publishing the equalities impact assessment for the funding removal and guidance for awarding bodies who may want toto submit a submit a notification against one of thethe additional qualifications qualifications due to have funding approval removed.
Updates to this page
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Added 'Additional qualifications removed from public funding 2027' 'Guidance on removal of additional qualifications approved for public funding: post-16 level 2 and 3' and 'Additional 16 to 19 qualifications funding approvals update: equality impact assessment'.
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First published.
Update history
2026-05-20 09:30
Added ‘Additional qualifications removed from public funding 2027’ ‘Guidance on removal of additional qualifications approved for public funding: post-16 level 2 and 3’ and ‘Additional 16 to 19 qualifications funding approvals update: equality impact assessment’.
2026-03-10 10:06
First published.