Functional Skills - retake

You need to do a proper assessment for recognition of prior learning and adjust accordingly. If you initial assessment shows the learner is still working only entry level you should be able to justify L1 delivery in full? I'd be wary of doing a full claim so close to another period of study though.

Initial assessment results came out as working towards Level 1 (1.5) thus 50% of the way towards the Level 1. Maybe on that basis, you could assume you claim 50% funding left?

So, App funding for E&M IS NOT subject to RPL for prior study, you totally get the whole £724 regardless.

(actually, if this was Adult Skills, you can ALSO totally have the whole amount again because they FAILED, as long as they come to the classes)

The only time you reduce E&M on Apps is when they come back from a BIL to the same qual that you've already delivered some of.

That sounds absolutely reasonable to me.

Many thanks for the advice.

Wow, I'm not actually in the apprenticeships department so this was a misunderstanding on my part sorry, I'd always thought auditors would take issue with this. What about if a learner changes to a different specification for a broadly similar qualification? For example to change from Edexcel to AQA functional skills Maths L2?

Sorry Steve, do you mean the same apprentice on the same app changing boards? Would be strongly tempted just to overwrite the learning aim so it reflects the Awarding Org they're actually taking the test with, leave the start and end the same and forget the other board existed? Then you're definitely generating the right money and you can show they were on FS from the right dates.

Hi Steve, yes, sounds good if in year but what if they started in a previous AY that we now can't leave hanging?

In that case I would reduce down the funding on the new FS to take into account the amount you previously earned under the old Awarding Org.