Samuel Bridge commented, 03 November 2022 10:36

Thanks Steve.  Our challenge is that when some of our apprentices come in early, we may have some clawback for a month or two of funding drawn down between actual end date and the ILR being processed as a 1 /8 on the zprog.  We do not receive the balancing payments until the apprentice has achieved.  So it feels like some unnecessary cash movement, with clawback and then us getting the relevant balancing OPP’s.  Is this correct, or should we be receiving the balancing payments upon completion and not achievement?  Will this vary dependent on whether the PED is aligned to old learners and EPA, or new learners with PED aligned to end of on programme learning?   Any help is much appreciated.

1. Processing when a learner enters gateway

Thanks Steve.  Our challenge is that when some of our apprentices come in early, we may have some clawback for a month or two of funding drawn down between actual end date and the ILR being process...

Samuel Bridge commented, 14 October 2022 08:20

Thanks Ben.

1. Apprenticeships - Errors after R14

Thanks Ben.

Samuel Bridge commented, 10 October 2022 10:18

Thanks again Ruth, thats helpful. Yes i know it does seem like we are over charging but it seems the only way round the pennies issue.  So, just to confirm , for non-levy do you charge the exact amount e.g.  £418.36? Or is that rounded up?

1. 16-18 apprenticeship incentive

Thanks again Ruth, thats helpful. Yes i know it does seem like we are over charging but it seems the only way round the pennies issue.  So, just to confirm , for non-levy do you charge the exact am...

Samuel Bridge commented, 08 October 2022 09:16

Hi All - one  more question.  Should we round to the nearest £ when invoicing employers? Or should it always go up to the next pound e.g. £57.23 becomes £58.00

1. 16-18 apprenticeship incentive

Hi All - one  more question.  Should we round to the nearest £ when invoicing employers? Or should it always go up to the next pound e.g. £57.23 becomes £58.00

Samuel Bridge commented, 06 October 2022 08:10

Thanks again Ruth Canham-James Makes sense now

1. 16-18 apprenticeship incentive

Thanks again Ruth Canham-James Makes sense now

Samuel Bridge commented, 05 October 2022 16:45

Thanks Wayne.  We receive the money from the ESFA and then we ask the employer to invoice us for that money, its not direct from ESFA to employer.

1. 16-18 apprenticeship incentive

Thanks Wayne.  We receive the money from the ESFA and then we ask the employer to invoice us for that money, its not direct from ESFA to employer.

Samuel Bridge commented, 28 September 2022 14:28

It all makes sense now. Thanks for taking the time to type all of the above out, I really appreciate it.

1. Percentage of co-investment collected (for all funding years)

It all makes sense now. Thanks for taking the time to type all of the above out, I really appreciate it.

Samuel Bridge commented, 28 September 2022 08:44

Hi Ruth Thanks for your reply. Just want to query what you mean by "If they're still on programme, then no. We collect the whole co-investment up front in most cases, so they appear as over 100% right up until the completion payment has been triggered"  If you collect the 5% as a whole up front why would it show as over 100 until completion payment is triggered? Sorry i'm new to co-investment and am still getting to grips with how it all works.

1. Percentage of co-investment collected (for all funding years)

Hi Ruth Thanks for your reply. Just want to query what you mean by "If they're still on programme, then no. We collect the whole co-investment up front in most cases, so they appear as over 100% ri...

Samuel Bridge commented, 15 September 2022 10:22

Very helpful, thank you both,

1. Reporting years

Very helpful, thank you both,

Samuel Bridge commented, 30 August 2022 15:08

Thanks all for your replies.

1. Confused about QAR hybrid end years - apprenticeships

Thanks all for your replies.