New adult funding rates for Access to HE Diplomas in 2024-25
The ESFA has confirmed that Access to HE Diplomas will now be allocated Guided Learning Hours (GLH). As the QAA Diploma Specification recognises that each credit is equivalent to 10 notional learning hours and Access to HE Diplomas consist of 60 credits, the ESFA has set the GLH as 600 hours to determine funding rate.
The new adult funding rates include five skills funding bands and ESFA has assigned each Sector Subject Area (SSA) Tier 2 to one of these bands. Each of the skills funding bands have their own hourly funding rate which will be used to calculate the funding for individual qualifications. To determine the funding rate per learner, the hourly rate allocated to each Access to HE Diploma is multiplied by 600 GLH.
Please see the table below outlining the comparison between the current funding rates per learner for CAVA Access to HE Diplomas and the rates for 2024-2025:
Please note, the change in funding rates will impact the Advanced Learner Loans amount that students will need to take out to fund their course in 2024-25.
The new adult funding rates include five skills funding bands and ESFA has assigned each Sector Subject Area (SSA) Tier 2 to one of these bands. Each of the skills funding bands have their own hourly funding rate which will be used to calculate the funding for individual qualifications. To determine the funding rate per learner, the hourly rate allocated to each Access to HE Diploma is multiplied by 600 GLH.
Please see the table below outlining the comparison between the current funding rates per learner for CAVA Access to HE Diplomas and the rates for 2024-2025:
| DIploma title | Current rare | New rate from 2024-25 | Difference |
| Access to HE Diploma (Business) | £3,022 | £4,320 | +£1,298 |
| Access to HE Diploma (Childhood Studies) | £3,384 | £4,320 | +£936 |
| Access to HE Diploma (Computing) | £3,928 | £5,040 | +£1,112 |
| Access to HE Diploma (Counselling) | £3,384 | £5,040 | +£1,656 |
| Access to HE Diploma (Creative Arts) | £3,928 | £5,040 | +£1,112 |
| Access to HE Diploma (Creative Industries) | £3,384 | £4,320 | +£936 |
| Access to HE Diploma (Criminal Justice and Policing Studies) | £3,022 | £4,320 | +£1,298 |
| Access to HE Diploma (Education) | £3,384 | £4,320 | +£936 |
| Access to HE Diploma (Engineering) | £3,928 | £5,760 | +£1,832 |
| Access to HE Diploma (Health and Social Care) | £3,384 | £5,040 | +£1,656 |
| Access to HE Diploma (Health Professions) | £3,384 | £5,040 | +£1,656 |
| Access to HE Diploma (Hospitality and Tourism) | £3,022 | £3,600 | +£578 |
| Access to HE Diploma (Humanities and Social Science) | £3,022 | £3,600 | +£578 |
| Access to HE Diploma (Humanities) | £3,022 | £3,600 | +£578 |
| Access to HE Diploma (Land-Based Studies) | £5,197 | £5,760 | +£563 |
| Access to HE Diploma (Law and Criminology) | £3,022 | £3,600 | +£578 |
| Access to HE Diploma (Maritime) | £3,022 | £4,320 | +£1,298 |
| Access to HE Diploma (Medicine) | £3,384 | £5,040 | +£1,656 |
| Access to HE Diploma (Science) | £3,384 | £5,040 | +£1,656 |
| Access to HE Diploma (Shoemaking) | £3,928 | £5,040 | +£1,112 |
| Access to HE Diploma (Social Sciences) | £3,022 | £3,600 | +£578 |
| Access to HE Diploma (Sports Science) | £3,384 | £5,040 | +£1,656 |
| Access to HE Diploma (Veterinary Science) | £5,197 | £5,760 | +£563 |
