LARS: UK Qualifications and Apprenticeship Funding Reference Data

A web-based search facility and downloadable dataset from the Education and Skills Funding Agency, last updated on 2026-04-14. It provides reference information for Qualifications, Units, Apprenticeship Frameworks, and Apprenticeship Standards, including their validity and funding details. The data is used in the UK's Funding Information System (FIS).

Use Cases

• Validate qualification funding eligibility based on the associated validity and funding details.
• Search for apprenticeship standards and frameworks based on commonly used fields.
• Integrate official reference data into provider systems based on the same dataset used by the Funding Information System.

Strengths

• Data is directly used by the official UK Funding Information System (FIS).
• Covers multiple key education structures: Qualifications, Units, Apprenticeship Frameworks, and Standards.
• Includes validity and funding details for listed items.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Education and Skills Funding Agency

Collection Method

Likely an official administrative reference dataset.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-14 16:25:55.334190; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Kingdom