EDRS numbers - Apprenticeships

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The info on the EDRS changes were announced here.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/esfa-update-16-february-2022/esfa-update-further-education-16-february-2022#information-employer-identifiers-and-ilr-submissions

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/esfa-update-23-march-2022/esfa-update-further-education-23-march-2022#information-the-employer-data-registration-service-eds-or-edrs-employer-identifiers-and-ilr-submissions

It has all changed:

The new Employer Data Service (EDS) search facility is now available on submit learner data (SLD).

Users with required access will see a new tile under ‘Reports and data: EDS – Search EDS Data’. Access to EDS has been provided to super users only.

Users who require access will need an Identity and Access Management System (IdAMS) account. Instructions on how to register for this are available for users who do not already have an account.

To access EDS users will need to request a new role ‘Submit Learner Data – EDS’ and this will need to be approved by the providers’ super user.

Providers can carry on submitting EMPIDs/ERNs on the ILR for current learners. For new learners, where an ERN is required and cannot be found, use 999999999 on the ILR and the 60 day validation rules will be turned off.

Where a 999999999 EMPIDs/ERNs is used on the ILR, as long as the learner is registered on the apprentice service, the employer name will be displayed on provider reports that display this field.

Yes :)

EDRS is dead, long live EDS!

You access it via Submit Learner Data, but note it's not updateable, so any employer you can't find, you just enter 999999999. The validation rules have been changed so this doesn't error after 60 days.

This has been mentioned in Update a couple of times.

Is  there a new field to put the ASA ID Agreement number in.  

The what now? But no, no there isn't.

Hi all, We have used the 99999999 code for 3 new employers as they have never been registered with the EDRS , so have no numbers attached to them. We are now getting validation errors on our claim, can anyone help?? They do not come up on the new EDS search.

Thank you

Errors or Warnings?

I've got some warnings saying I need to sort out my Traineeships "within 60 days" but there's no longer an error that kicks in after 60 days and the warnings just go away (they should get rid of the warning too, in my opinion...)