Richard Heath

Claiming non regulated rather than qualification funding

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We have a group of LLDD learners on a course that is currently funded on a non regulated aim (69-92 hours). We have identified some Entry Level units of qualification that could be appropriate for them to undertake; however, if we were to add those learning aims and reduce the non regulated band by the qualification GLH (20 hours) it would result in a lower overall funding claim (£100 + £300 instead of £450). What should we do? Is it appropriate to deliver the qualification but not add the aim to the ILR?

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Steve Hewitt

Not really... We should be returning everything that we're delivering (it's in the contracts).

This is the problem with the bandings on the non-reg aims, that there's cliff edges, particularly this one, which is one of the steepest. Assume you're running the non-reg in the 70s (72 hours is a classic)? So you can't realistically claim they're only doing 2 hours on the regulated aims (and, of course, we can't claim non-reg hours for hours we're delivering towards a regulated qual, they'd need nice and clear outcomes on their RARPA for the non-reg that were separate to the English aim outcomes).

I'm afraid the answer is "you'll have to suck it up"? 

Richard Heath

Thanks Steve. We are at a 'maximally efficient' 70 hours so yes, any reduction will take us over the cliff. The hit we would be taking would be a double whammy, as there is the cost of accreditation as well as the reduction in funding.

Steve Hewitt

The curse of efficiency!

I sometimes wonder about these tiny English Awards for precisely this reason. Are they worth (in all senses) the hassle? Will having the piece of paper do more for the learner than a nice "College Certificate"?