Decision details

The Council has been awarded a grant of £285,514.80 by  West Yorkshire Combined authority to deliverer its Adult Community learning programme for academic year 21/22

As part of the devolution deals, certain adult education functions in the Apprenticeships Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 which are funded by the AEB, were transferred from the Secretary of State for Education to the devolved MCAs in relation to their respective areas by Legislative Orders.

As of 1st August 2021 Kirklees will be part of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) devolved area and as a direct consequence of the funding Kirklees Council access to deliver its Adult Community learning programme is now awarded  by the West  Yorkshire Combined Authority instead of from the ESFA (  Education Skills Funding agency )

The main purpose of the Community Learning (CL) fund is to reach disadvantaged communities and individuals, to enable them to develop new skills, participate in learning and to progress towards further learning and/or sustainable employment. Community Learning supports wider government policies on localism, social justice, stronger families, digital inclusion and social mobility.

The decision is to receive external funding from West Yorkshire Combined authority; to enter into grant agreement with WYCA; and to deliver the ACL Programme.