The Further Education Professional Development Grants Pilot (FEPDG) are a national pilot of competitive grant funding for all provider types delivering further education that meet the eligibility criteria.

The FEPDG pilot aims to:

• Support education recovery within the sector
• Fulfil the skills for jobs white paper commitment to strengthen the professional development of the FE workforce
• Drive improvements in FE professional development provision and support in three priority areas of need:
  • workforce capability and confidence to use technology effectively in education
  • subject-specific professional development
  • support for new and inexperienced teachers
• Stimulate improvements in workforce development and the standard of teaching in the sector by increasing opportunities for FE and providers and staff to collaborate and share effective practice
• Produce resources and approaches to workforce development that can be adopted by other FE providers
• Stimulate FE providers and the market to provide high-quality professional development and training for staff working in the sector.

Eligible applicants must be public and private sector FE providers with a direct relationship with the ESFA and in receipt of at least one of the following funding streams or programmes that have funding attached:

• 16 to 19 study programme
• Adult education budget
• Advanced learner loan facility
• European Social Fund
• 16 to 18 traineeships.

Each application will need an eligible lead applicant provider and a minimum of one other partner provider.

The total fund available is £9.5 million.

Bids can apply for up to £500,000. The expected minimum application is for £100,000.

The deadline for applications has been extended to the 26 July 2021 (10am).

How To Apply

Applicants should complete the FEPDG pilot application form and return it by email to [email protected] using the subject line ‘FEPDG application’ by 26 July 2021 (10am).

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Useful documents & links

Useful Links

• GOV.UK - Further Education Professional Development Grants Pilot

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Addresses and contacts

For further information on how to obtain this grant locally, please contact the following:

1. FEPDG Enquiries
   Department for Education (DfE)
   Email: [email protected]