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The current funding rules state:
The rule requiring level 2 apprentices to study towards, and attempt, the functional skills assessment at level 2 is temporarily suspended. Apprentices who are due to take their end-point assessment (EPA) on or before 31 December 2021 must be passed through gateway to sit their EPA without the need to attempt the level 2 functional skills English and maths assessment. Providers must retain evidence if an apprentice did not take the level 2 assessments due to coronavirus (COVID-19). For apprentices on a standard, this means they must be at gateway on or before 31 December 2021. For apprentices on a framework, they must have achieved all of the requirements of the framework by 31 December 2021. For all other apprentices, providers must plan and deliver level 2 English and maths in accordance with rules P135 to P140.
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Functional Skills COVID relaxation
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Good morning, if an apprentice has a planned end date in the ILR up to 31st of Dec will the COVID relaxation on them attempting L2 still apply if they are behind progress and won't go into gateway for another few months? Below is the guidance and it only mentions planned end date nothing about them actually going into EPA past this time.
Temporarily suspending the requirement for Level 2 apprentices to attempt Level 2 FSQs
For level 2 (intermediate) apprenticeships, apprentices must achieve a level 1 in both English and maths functional skills qualifications (FSQ) to complete their apprenticeship. Intermediate apprentices are also usually required to study towards and attempt the functional skills assessments at level 2. However, apprentices who have a planned end date of on or before 31 December 2021 do not have to work towards and attempt the level 2 functional skills English and maths assessment and can move through to gateway to sit their EPA. For apprentices with a planned end date after 31 December 2021, the normal (pre-COVID) rules and requirements for level 2 apprentices apply. Main providers should retain evidence if an apprentice did not take the level 2 assessments and add a dated note to the evidence pack for the apprentice explaining that the test was not taken due to revised guidance during COVID-19.