Following the publication of the DfE's Skills for Jobs: Implementing a New Further Education Funding and Accountability System in July 2023, the ESFA-funded Adult Skills Fund (ASF) has been introduced as a replacement for the ESFA-funded Adult Education Budget (AEB).
Much like the AEB, the purpose of the new fund is to support adult learners in non-devolved areas to gain skills to improve their job prospects or progress onto further education and learning.