Break in learning

Yes on the new aims.

New start date will be their *first day in learning* not the start of the new job (and make sure you've got all the new paperwork with the new employer signed BEFORE that).

The usual thing would be to make the new Planned End Date equal to the old one plus how long they've been on a break (eg old Planned End 1/10/26, two month break, new Planned End 1/12/26), but should be driven by the needs of the learner and how much they have left to do.

Hello Steve, thanks for the explanation, that makes sense.

Just to add to what Steve said. If you don't extend the planned end date it will come up in one of the DSAT reports which we can be audited on..

Hi Richard, yes they will, but as long as we understand *why* the learner is there, it's not a problem. There's no *rule* that says BILs *must* be extended, much better to use a qualitative assessment of what the learner needs than a mechanistic one.

That's true Steve, the DSATS report details just says 'likely':

"When a learner returns from a break in learning, the resumption in learning needs to be planned to account for the time spent on the break in learning, with a revised learning planned end date that is likely to be different to the original learning planned end date." (My bolding)