The Department for Education has confirmed that ‘as T-levels are introduced, we expect to withdraw funding from other Level 3 qualifications [that] do not serve a distinct purpose’.
Early years sources say this is likely to mean the full-time college-based version of the EYE qualification will not be funded.
A DfE spokeswoman told Nursery World, ‘In future, we expect funding for 16- to 19-year-old students studying Level 3 qualifications to largely be for T-levels and A-level programmes. As T-levels are introduced, we expect to withdraw funding from other Level 3 qualifications that do not meet quality expectations, serve a distinct purpose, or support students’ progression.’
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