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Further education workforce and governor data collection

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Thank you to the many providers who have already submitted their further education (FE) workforce and governor data collection return.

We have been made aware of challenges that some providers have faced with adapting IT systems to include National Insurance numbers as part of their workforce return.

For this reason, we are offering an exceptional and limited extension to the deadline. This applies to both the workforce and the governor returns.

Providers who haven’t yet submitted their return now have until 6pm on Wednesday 10 December 2025 to do so.

This collection is mandatory and there will be no further extension beyond this point.  

The FE workforce and governor data collection collects the latest information at both a national and regional level on the number and characteristics of staff and governors in FE providers in England.

This data is vital to inform the development of government policy and decisions on funding.

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Sanita Roarty

Hello

Further to the above notification, where do you submit this data? On my SLD I can only submit data for ILR and EAS, I do not have anything for the FE Workforce data collections.

Thanks

Sanita

Chris Bennett

Sanita Roarty there are separate sub-services/roles under Submit Learner Data for these collections, you may need to request access to these via DfE Sign-In (or assign them to yourself if you are the approver for your organisation):

  • Submit Learner Data - FE Workforce
  • Submit Learner Data - FE Workforce Governor

Sanita Roarty

Thanks Chris, I'll take a look