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WQ.80/2024
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR EDUCATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING
BY DEPUTY I. GARDINER OF ST. HELIER NORTH
QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 11th MARCH 2024
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 18th MARCH 2024
Question
“Will the Minister state the total amount of funding received by Highlands College for each of the last 5 years, broken down per year into separate heads of expenditure (for example, Adult Education, Higher Education, General Administration); and will he advise what reporting and control mechanisms the Government has in place in respect of the use of funds allocated to the College?”
Answer
Highlands College receives delegated budget in accordance with the Scheme of Delegation from the Departmental Expenditure Limit of the department for Children, Young People, Education and Skills.
There are no additional grant agreements in place with between the college and other departments of Government.
The college must manage its finances in accordance with the Public Finances (Jersey) Law and deliver to the statutory educational requirements of the Education (Jersey) Law 1999.
The split of service types is given in the table below. The figures have been aggregated across a number of budget lines to provide a high-level view. Please note, “Central and overhead functions” is defined in this context as inclusive of Business Support, Management, Governance, Marketing, Finance, IT, Business Operations (e.g. estates and facilities management), Cafe, and Student Information Management.
Please note that other income in 2021 includes Fiscal Stimulus funding of c.£1 million for the Retrain Project and non-pay expenditure is similarly higher.
|
Service Function |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 2022 2023 |
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Higher Education - UCJ |
979,401 |
1,003,000 |
1,271,000 1,006,000 806,000 |
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|
Adult & Community Education |
275,114 |
277,000 |
354,000 284,000 267,000 |
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Apprenticeships including higher vocational quals |
1,291,229 |
1,306,000 |
1,450,000 1,537,000 1,570,000 |
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|
Further Education |
4,861,217 |
4,815,000 |
4,369,000 4,185,000 4,784,500 |
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|
Enterprise, Professional & Digital |
2,629,168 |
2,620,000 |
2,681,000 2,671,000 2,404,000 |
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|
Student Support |
895,048 |
994,000 |
978,000 1,008,000 766,500 |
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|
Central and overhead functions |
2,163,530 |
2,346,000 |
3,649,253 4,117,000 5,287,000 |
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|
Total Expenditure Budget |
13,094,707 |
13,361,000 |
14,752,253 14,808,000 15,885,000 |
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|
Course Fee Income |
-3,124,494 |
-2,966,000 |
-3,254,000 |
-3,254,000 |
-2,831,996 |
|
Other Income |
-269,700 |
-200,000 |
-1,125,253 |
-382,000 |
-495,004 |
|
Total Income Target |
-3,394,194 |
-3,166,000 |
-4,379,253 -3,636,000 -3,327,000 |
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Net Delegated Budget |
9,700,513 |
10,195,000 |
10,373,000 11,172,000 12,558,000 |
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Highlands College manage their delegated budget internally through regular senior leadership team meetings specifically dedicated to finance, the college also has termly sub-committee meetings with external Governors with knowledge of financial management and best practice. Operationally, Highlands must comply with procurement, HR and working capital management policies.
The college’s financial performance is monitored and reported on as part of the wider CYPES monthly corporate reporting. Additional funding received by the college is assessed by CYPES programme boards established to monitor growth within the Department. Highlands must also sign an annual Statement of Compliance with the Public Finances Manual and relevant departmental policy.