Can employer payment of fees constitute co-funding?
Some employers already pay fees for their employees. In allocating co-funded ASNs, we would expect the employer contribution to cover a proportion of the FTEs in addition to the fee. Fee contributions might be paid by the learner or the employer. For example, for a part-time foundation degree (price group D) we currently (in 2006-07) make an assumption that the institution will charge a 1,200 fee per year. We would expect the institution to secure this, and a contribution of, for example, 50 per cent towards the foundation degree costs. As Standard resource for a part-time foundation degree at price group D is £4,465, HEFCE would provide 50 per cent of £3,265 (£1,632.50) and expect the employer to pay 1,632.50 on top of any contribution towards the fee.
