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lol.
So, for 16-18s, V2 of the rules say we only need to check the PLR for actual quals and have a bit of a chat, rather than a full skills scan to determine whether RPL is necessary (presumably because very few 16-18s currently have any RPL).
Asked about this on my LinkedIn at the start of the week and pretty much everyone was "nah, we use skill scans for a bunch of other things anyway, so we'll still going to do them for 16-18s"
...at which point, you mayaswell just do the full thing, particularly if you've got mixed age cohorts...
Also, as we know, auditors *really* dislike evidence that looks different for different learners and good luck trying to explain to Ofsted how you define a learner's starting point...
It's one of those "we can tell the minister we've reduced bureaucracy" things that doesn't really take into account all the other things that *aren't* the funding rules...
Gary Petley
Apprenticeship Service New RPL Guidance Mistake II?
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Hi,
Does the following statement mean you don't need to complete a skills scan as long as you have done a skills scan to check they don't need a skills scan?
Following an update to the 2023/24 funding rules, if your apprentice is aged 16 to 18 you don't need to conduct an RPL assessment unless they have previously enrolled on an apprenticeship or have any relevant training/work experience