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Funding applications
16-19 T-Levels Funding Applications
T Levels are a new technical study programme to be introduced from the 2020/21 academic year. Eligible academies, colleges, university technical colleges and sixth forms can apply for T Level funding to introduce or enhance your facilities to deliver these programmes. We can support clients with their funding bids to enable them to enhance the scope of their own offer to their student.
The T Level Capital Fund is split into two elements; the Specialist Equipment Allocation (SEA) and the Buildings and Facilities Improvement Grant (BFIG). The deadline for all BFIG applicants to submit applications is 30th April 2020.
The DfE Guidance outlines that “providers should apply for a BFIG if you have a pressing need for capital funding to support the delivery of T Levels. For example, if your buildings are in poor condition, unsuitable for delivering T Levels or you have an estate at risk of becoming inefficient and your project can deliver high value for money”.
Place Group would work in partnership to obtain all supporting information for an application and to prepare the form. We can also support the educational delivery section of the application, which includes:
- Determining and quantifying pupil projections
- Student growth number plans
- Proposed initial T-Learner numbers
- Reasons why T-Levels delivery will benefit other learners at an establishment
Further Education Capital Transformation Funding Applications (FECTF)
The FECTF is intended to deliver the government’s £1.5 billion commitment made at the 2020 Budget to upgrade and transform the FE college estate over the next 5 years. We will be working in partnership with Mace Consult to support colleges applying for funding.
If you have submitted a successful Stage 1 application, Place Group can support you in creating a successful Stage 2 application.
Your application should:
- Evidence how it will fully meet the assessment criteria
- State how it will deliver against the agenda set out in the DfE’s publication ‘Skills for Jobs: Lifelong Learning for Opportunity and Growth’ (January 2021)
- Rank highly for affordability
- Meet national targets for net zero carbon omissions and sustainability
Mace Consult has worked on over 200 DfE projects and currently has over 30 staff seconded to the DfE, so fully understand their processes and requirements – particularly their growing focus on FE capital investment. We believe this knowledge will give your application an ‘edge’ and maximise your chances of success. We seek to design the very best learning and teaching environments to support effective and innovative learning. These ‘Landmarks for Learning’ have a strength of vision and concept that are sustainable and inherently flexible.
We sit on numerous tendered OJEU procurement frameworks including the DfE’s own technical advisory framework, and the Everything FM framework which provides a fast and easy way to appoint us.
If you have heard that your Stage 1 application was unsuccessful this time, we would be happy to review it and offer suggestions for improvement if you plan on re-submitting. Similarly, if you have not applied, we would welcome the opportunity to discuss how we can help you for the next round.
How can we help?
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