DLOCK 09

Assuming there was no reservation added before June 25, you have to change your start date in your ILR to 01/05/2025 as the earliest (you can pick up existing reservations done in time, and create cohorts a bit later if needs be). No OTJ done before that date can be counted, and all your paperwork (training plan, agreements enrolment forms etc) need changing to that start date. You may also need to review the Planned End Date as a result. We've had that a couple of times, and the amount of pain it causes is huge. We work very hard to chase up missing reservations as soon as they start, to avoid this happening again. If they aren't keyed on to our MI system in a timely way, there's not much we can do in my team, but the apps admin team can also check for reservations for things they know are in the pipeline.

Thanks Ruth.

Am i correct in saying that if we do not amend the ILR start date, even in the next academic year that will remain as a DLOCK for the entirety of the apprenticeship so will not receive any funds?

Yes I think that's right unfortunately.

Thank you, thought as much :-)

Sorry, just one more question.

Is there anywhere on DAS which tells us if an Employer is levy or non levy?

Many thanks

Chris Ashfield Absolutely no way to tell until it appears as a line on your DfE apprenticeship month end reports 🙁 You'd hope the employer would know, but I have many examples of where they got it wrong, and were sure they were the other. They can also change from non-levy to levy, but they have to actively do that, it's not automatic when they start paying the levy. There's a subtle but important difference between a levy payer, and a levy account holder. Employers can now go back from a levy to a non-levy account, but that involves closing their entire account and getting a new one and you need help from the Apprenticeship Service for that.