AQW 17330/22-27 Written question to the Minister for the Economy
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any additional support he can provide to further education colleges to deliver additional English for speakers of other languages courses.
Asked by Kate Nicholl MLA on 24 October 2024
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 24 October 2024
- Answer due by
- 8 November 2024
- Answered
- 31 October 20247 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for the Economy
- Priority question
- No
Answer
My Department currently provides £1.7 million per annum to the Further Education colleges for the provision of English for Speakers of Other Languages.
£0.4 million additional support to this annualised provision has been allocated to Further Education colleges within this financial year through successful bids made by my Department to the Home Office and Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government under the Full Dispersal Fund, the Homes for Ukraine Fund and the Refugee Integration and Employability Fund.