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Small alternative academic qualifications 18  \nTable 3 – subjects where small AAQs will be considered for funding approval and their  \nfirst teaching year. 20  \nSmall AAQ that can be approved by exception 20  \n2. Large alternative academic qualifications 21  \nTable 4 – subjects where large AAQs will be considered for funding 22  \n3. Study programmes for 16 to 19 year olds 23  \n4. Academic qualifications for adults 24  \n5. Criteria and requirements for alternative academic qualifications 24  \nFuture funding of level 3 technical qualifications 25  \n1. Future funding of level 3 technical qualifications at 16-19 25  \n2. Future funding of level 3 technical qualifications for adults 28  \nAccountability and post-16 performance measures at level 3 29  \nApproval of qualifications at level 2 and below from 2025 - an overview andtimeline 30  \nCycle 1 – level 2 technical qualifications funded from 2025 30  \nCycle 2 – level 2 qualifications funded from 2026 31  \nTechnical qualifications 31  \nProgression qualifications 31  \nCycle 3 – level 2 and below qualifications funded from 2027 32  \nCycle 4 – level 2 and below qualifications in English, maths and ESOL 33  \nFuture funding of level 2 technical qualifications for 16- to 19-year-olds 33  \nStudy programmes for 16- to 19-year-olds 34  \nFuture funding of level 2 technical qualifications for adults 35  \nFuture funding of level 2 progression qualifications 36  \nLevel 2 academic progression qualifications (for 16- to 19-year-olds and adults) 36T Level Foundation qualifications (level 2) 38Level 2 technical progression qualifications (for 16- to 19-year-olds and adults) 38  \nFuture funding of level 1 and entry level progression qualifications, and personal,social and employability (PSE) qualifications 40Future Funding of English and maths Qualifications 41Accountability and post-16 performance measures at level 2 and below 42Study programmes 43Annex A: Level 3 key dates 44Annex A - Level 2 and below key dates 46Annex B – How we have defined alignment with T Levels for large AlternativeAcademic Qualifications 48  \nUpdates to this document  \nApril 2024 update  \nThis document has been updated to:  \n- Reflect the latest position on the removal of 16-19 funding for qualificationsassessed as overlapping with Waves 3 and 4 T Levels  \nSet out when we expect to publish the lists of qualifications approved in cycle 1 of thenew funding approval process at levels 3 and 2  \n- Make a correction to the section on cross-cutting qualifications to refer to TotalQualification Time (TQT) instead of Guided Learning Hours (GLH) .  \n- Clarify that under the SSA Art, Media and Publishing, that we will not approve forpublic funding large alternative academic qualifications in the subcategory ofMedia and Communicatio","cbCainJ2KSLozYoj","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainJ2KSLozYoj","pdf",1138658,49,"English","# Introduction\n## Phase 1 – removing funding at levels 3 and below due to low or no enrolments\n## Phase 2 – removing funding from level 3 qualifications due to overlap with T Levels\n## Phase 3 – introducing new funding approval criteria for technical and non-technical qualifications at level 3 and below\n# Transitioning to the Advanced British Standard\n## Level 3\n## Technical Qualifications\n# Approval of qualifications from 2025\n## Approval of level 3 qualifications from 2025 – an overview and timeline\n# Accountability and post-16 performance measures at level 3\n# Approval of qualifications at level 2 and below from 2025","[{\"question\":\"What are the three phases of the post-16 qualifications funding reforms described in the document?\",\"answer\":\"The reforms proceed in three phases: Phase 1 removes funding at levels 3 and below where enrolments are low or absent. 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