The DfE Financial Handbook: What Training Providers Need to Know for 2026
AELP Webinar
Practical guidance, common pitfalls, and lessons from a former DfE Audit Manager.
Fees
Member rate: £89.00 + VAT
Non-member rate: £139.00 + VAT
Overview
Are you confident your organisation is meeting the recently updated DfE’s financial management and governance expectations?
Join our webinar for training providers to gain practical insights into the financial management, governance, and assurance requirements outlined in the DfE Financial Handbook for Independent Training Providers. We will also cover the changes to the Handbook for August 2026.
Objectives
By attending this webinar, you will:
- Gain a clear understanding of the key requirements within the DfE’s Financial Handbook and how to apply them confidently in practice.
- Take away practical approaches and tools to help implement the handbook’s guidance effectively within your organisation.
- Strengthen your understanding of good financial management, governance, and risk management practices to support compliance and provide greater assurance over your funding.
- Identify opportunities to enhance your organisation’s governance framework and improve oversight of financial and operational risks.
- Leave with actionable insights that can be applied immediately to support your organisation’s financial resilience and accountability.
Who Should Attend?
This webinar is ideal for:
- Independent training providers and employer providers of all sizes that receive DfE funding.
- Suitable for organisations operating as companies, charities, trusts, or other incorporated entities, and particularly relevant for senior leaders, finance professionals, trustees, board members, governance leads, and those responsible for compliance, risk, and assurance.
Facilitator
Rupert Crossland, Director of Audit and Compliance, Professional Assessment Limited (PAL)
Rupert joined PAL as Director of Audit and Compliance in January 2018 following a successful 4-year tenure as Head of Compliance at a large, national training provider. Prior to this, he was Head of Provider Financial Assurance with the (then) Skills Funding Agency and, formerly, the Learning and Skills Council. This enabled Rupert to gain 20 years of valuable experience and build a strong professional network. Rupert has built a reputation as somebody who has a robust but measured approach to funding compliance. His focus is supporting training providers to drive meaningful business improvements through their compliance activities.
Rupert currently sits on the board of directors at PAL and leads a team of compliance experts to deliver a high-quality service to providers.
Secure your place!
Fees
Member rate: £89.00 + VAT
Non-member rate: £139.00 + VAT
To pay via credit card, please contact our Accounts Team at:
Phone: 0117 947 2095
Email: [email protected]
If you are unable to pay via credit card, we will automatically raise an invoice and send it to you. Once your invoice has been paid, you will receive the confirmation email containing the Zoom joining link.
If you register but are unable to attend, we will send you a copy of the recording after the webinar has taken place.
The DfE Financial Handbook: What Training Providers Need to Know for 2026
AELP Webinar
