Event Summary

With LLE applications opening in September 2026 and the first cohort starting in January 2027, the shift from policy design to practical delivery is now underway. Join Westminster Insight’s Lifelong Learning Entitlement Digital Conference to hear directly from the DfE on how you can prepare for delivery ahead of January 2027.

How are institutions approaching the operational realities of modular enrolment, credit tracking, and learner support? Understand how you can build a sustainable business model around flexible provision.

Hear from providers already embedding employer-led modular design. What does genuine co-design really look like in practice? Across subjects such as computing, engineering, nursing and health and social care, discover how modular provision can connect your offer to workforce needs, and match  the priorities of the Modern Industrial Strategy.

With a focus on learner engagement, we will explore how to reach and convert mid-career adults, build confidence in loan-based funding, and develop marketing and communications to resonate with non-traditional learners. Hear how leading institutions are framing their LLE offer and driving early demand ahead of the January 2027 launch.

We will explore the evolving regulatory and funding landscape for modular learning, including Ofsted and TEF quality threshold requirements. Understand how the new credit-based fee limit structure works in practice and what it means for your organisation.

We’ll also provide clarity on the priority and special additional entitlement. With additional funding for priority subjects including medicine, nursing, initial teacher training and social work, what do eligible providers and their learners stand to gain?

Looking ahead, we will address the next steps for the LLE including secondary legislation to implement LLE fee limits, the forthcoming consultation on break points in degree programmes, guidance on standardised transcripts to support credit transfer and learner mobility, and approval criteria for the second (EOI) expression of interest process in 2026.

We will also examine the Student Loans Company’s Student Finance Account, how it works for learners, and how providers can integrate effectively with the platform to support admissions, funding and student advice teams.

Drawing on the findings of the Modular Acceleration Programme, we will hear insights from the interim evaluation published in February 2026.  Hear from early evidence about what works, and where the sector needs to focus its efforts as the system scales.

With momentum building, don’t miss this opportunity to learn from trailblaizers in flexible learning and benchmark your own progress.

Key Points

  • Implementing the LLE in practice: operational readiness across admissions, finance, student support and records systems 
  • Next steps for the LLE: secondary legislation, break points in degree programmes, standardised transcripts and residual entitlement calculations for returning learners 
  • The second (EOI) expression of interest process: approval criteria, TEF and Ofsted quality thresholds, and what providers need to submit 
  • The Student Finance Account: how the SLC platform works for learners and how providers can integrate effectively 
  • Lessons from the Modular Acceleration Programme: insights from the February 2026 interim evaluation 
  • Priority and special additional entitlement: additional funding for priority subjects including medicine, nursing, initial teacher training and social work 
  • Employer engagement and co-design: building modular provision aligned to workforce needs and the Modern Industrial Strategy 
  • Reaching non-traditional learners: marketing, communications and awareness-raising strategies for mid-career adults 
  • Financial sustainability: building viable business models around modular and flexible provision 
  • Quality assurance: the Office for Students’ evolving approach to modular outcomes and learner protection 
  • What good looks like for those already ahead of the curve

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