Adult skills

Adult Skills Fund

The Adult Skills Fund (ASF) is devolved from government and to the value of £64 Million per annum. Alongside ASF North East CA have devolved Free Courses for Jobs (FCFJ) funding and these are both used to help upskill people into good work and further training.

Having control of the devolved ASF and FCFJ allows North East CA to match the skills and training on offer to the jobs available now and in the future across our region.

We work closely with providers to ensure a high-quality adult skills offer is available which focuses on achieving outcomes directly linked to local skills needs, helping residents to improve their quality of life and ensuring that North East employers can access residents with the skills their businesses need to grow and thrive.

We believe in ‘Opportunity for All’, removing the barriers which make it difficult for people to take up employment and training opportunities. We are investing the ASF to empower our people with the skills and resources they need to take ownership of their futures and secure good jobs with fair living wages.

The ASF is funding providers to deliver a range of provision targeting employed and unemployed residents to upskill in English, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), digital skills, maths and full Level 2 and Level 3 vocational programmes required for work. The FCFJ funding supports a range of Level 3 qualifications.

Key documents including Providers for the ASF and FCFJ include: 

• ASF Provider Allocations
• Schedule 1 – NORTH EAST CA ASF Funding Rules AY 2024/25

If you have any queries about North East CA’s ASF funding, please contact Skills@northeast-ca.gov.uk.