The recession has led to an increase in the number of young people who want to take the government-backed basic skills course. However, the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) has been unable to fund the rise in demand, because it miscalculated how many 16- to 18-year-olds would want to stay on in education or training this year.
Sixth forms and colleges are waiting for the LSC to resolve funding problems, in the hope that it will be sorted out before the start of the next academic year.
But E2E providers have had to turn young people away already, because their courses operate on a rolling basis, instead of starting in September.
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