By Public Funded (PF) colleges, we mean colleges which are established / taken over and finanacially sponsored by the goverment. As far as the working of these colleges is concerned, they are pretty much independent in their own decisions. However, they are expected to maintain a cetrain education standard which adds to the acceptability of their qualification.

 

The Choices of FE qualifications forms part of the FE Public Information Framework and its prime purpose is to provide public comparable information for publicly funded FE colleges and training providers. The overarching ambition is to offer a clear and coherent approach, giving employers, learners, parents and careers and guidance advisers better information about the quality of the provision available, helping them make more informed choices. 
 

 

 PF colleges offer both academic and further education. However, most of the colleges offering vocation qualifications are public funded.