Provision recognised as higher education for funding purposes
How to request the creation or amendment of a qualification recognised as higher education for Office for Students funding purposes.
Applies to England
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The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) closed on 31 March 2025. All activity has moved to the Department for Education (DfE). You should continue to follow this guidance.
This guidance contains details of how you can use the learning aims reference service (LARS) for qualifications recognised as higher education for Office for Students (OfS) funding purposes.
Updates to this page
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Complete refresh of guidance related to requesting Higher Education learning aim references.
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Added to the 'Learning Aim details' section to correspond with the updated 'Higher Education Learning Aim Request' form
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Updated provision of higher education for funding purposes guidance
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First published.