Steve Bowler
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Steve Bowler commented,
Thanks for the reply Tracey, I think we will end up doing something like that, add a new TNP1 and TNP2 to reflect the increased EPAO cost but lower the TNP1 to balance. As the overall cost remains the same it won't impact DAS or the monthly/achievement funding, we'd just need an updated document that shows the new breakdown of the TNP1 :-)
Thanks for the reply Tracey, I think we will end up doing something like that, add a new TNP1 and TNP2 to reflect the increased EPAO cost but lower the TNP1 to balance. As the overall cost remains ...
Steve Bowler commented,
Thanks for the reply Martin, the agreed TNP2 at enrolment was accurate at the time but then by the time the learner was registered with the EPAO it was noticed that the price had increased. Wasn't sure if there would be any audit risk to reduce the TNP1 towards the end of the Apprenticeship to balance off the TNP2 increase...
Thanks for the reply Martin, the agreed TNP2 at enrolment was accurate at the time but then by the time the learner was registered with the EPAO it was noticed that the price had increased. Wasn't ...
Steve Bowler commented,
Steve Bowler commented,
Yes we've been having similar issues too, sometimes works after refreshing the page but some parts of the site just seem broken at the moment...
Yes we've been having similar issues too, sometimes works after refreshing the page but some parts of the site just seem broken at the moment...
Steve Bowler commented,
I could be totally wrong but my only thought is that it's using the old funding cap based on when they originally started, even though they withdrew back to start...
I could be totally wrong but my only thought is that it's using the old funding cap based on when they originally started, even though they withdrew back to start...
Steve Bowler commented,
We've asked how often the 'annex C' will be updated as one of our standards had a price increase from 1st August but as the latest spreadsheet was from July it has the old value and an external auditor is querying why we have used the higher value (we have shown them the link on Skills England that has the newest value)...
We've asked how often the 'annex C' will be updated as one of our standards had a price increase from 1st August but as the latest spreadsheet was from July it has the old value and an external aud...
Steve Bowler commented,
Just noticed that FIS 25/26 is now available to download, released yesterday evening :-)
Just noticed that FIS 25/26 is now available to download, released yesterday evening :-)
Steve Bowler commented,
Has anybody heard anything about the potential change mentioned above (that the standardised OTJ is from January not 1st August)? I thought it would've been officially released by now but I haven't seen anything online that mentions it :-(
Has anybody heard anything about the potential change mentioned above (that the standardised OTJ is from January not 1st August)? I thought it would've been officially released by now but I haven't...
Steve Bowler commented,
Morning, I know this conversation was over a year ago but just wondered if anybody has been able to collect any alternative evidence for self-employed learners to prove earnings? We have had an increased number of potential learners come through but it's quite difficult to evidence their annual earnings, especially later in the year when the annual P60/tax return is over 3 months old or learners aren't claiming Universal Credit etc. I asked the ESFA and one of their suggestions was a bank statement which I'm not particularly comfortable asking people to show and also it doesn't really prove anything in relation to earnings. I asked about self-declaration if the learner didn't have anything else they could use to prove earnings but they said "Another form of evidence as well as the self-declaration form is therefore required, we aren’t prescriptive of what that needs to be.". Just feels like we're having situations where we aren't able to enrol people because of this so I'm hoping others have some experience and can offer some advice... Thanks Steve
Morning, I know this conversation was over a year ago but just wondered if anybody has been able to collect any alternative evidence for self-employed learners to prove earnings? We have had an inc...
Steve Bowler commented,
Thanks Steve, I'll continue to add FM-38 and LDM-388 to all of these starts then and see if it goes through :-)
Thanks Steve, I'll continue to add FM-38 and LDM-388 to all of these starts then and see if it goes through :-)