Evidence of learning after planned end date

Why do you think you cannot record a BIL on the ILR when the apprentice has passed their planned end date, I cannot identify a rule that prohibits this can you?

Although a BIL is used primarily to suspend funding the ILR should always reflect reality and as the learner is not in learning (even though they have passed their planned end date) a BIL should be recorded where they are not in learning as in this situation.

HTH

Thanks both.  We had put an apprentice on a BIL before and as they had passed their planned end date when they were put on, the system wouldn't allow us to return them because their new planned end date would be earlier than their new start/return from BIL date.

ESFA helpdesk had therefore asked us to reverse the BIL as they asked us why we would implement a BIL when the funding had stopped.

Based on that we were hesitant to put this apprentice on a BIL as we will get the same error message when they return.  So just wondered if we keep them live we wont have evidence of learning etc but it got me wondering if an auditor will look for evidence of learning for months that we are not being funded for.

Hope this makes sense.

When they have passed their planned end date and go on a BIL when they return you would set the length of the programme to the duration that you plan to deliver the remainder of training to completion. Thus, you would not have an issue with the new planned end date.

HTH

The main reason to record all BIL is the introduction of the Apprenticeship Accountability Framework where one of the supplementary indicators is Learners Past Planned End Date where when over 180 days would contribute to either a status At risk or needs improvement where the number of such learners exceeds the % or number specified.

See: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apprenticeship-training-provider-accountability-framework-20212022

HTH

Thanks for this Martin, makes sense!