Further Education • UHI has already surpassed its SFC credit threshold of 101,632 credits and is forecasting to reach almost 104,000 credits by the end of the year, exceeding our teaching funding by over 2,000 credits, despite having to significantly reduce teaching capacity. • In addition to this, at the time that 2024-25 funding allocations were originally confirmed UHI had projected approximately 12,000 credits of suppressed demand that we have not been able to deliver, equivalent to almost 500,000 learning hours, and which would have led to similar credit levels to 2022-23 (circa 116,000 credits), after which UHI’s continued FE growth after our previous pandemic recovery was stalled due to funding restrictions. • 2024-25 schools credits have fallen by 5,000 credits compared to the previous year due to restricted funding and requirements to bring provision in line with the rest of the sector. 2025-26 • End-May FE applications are up compared to the same time last year.