Karen Simmons

Management Information Manager for Kent County Council Community Learning and Skills

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Karen Simmons commented,

Silly me I was thinking the update yesterday was v2 ...

Silly me I was thinking the update yesterday was v2 :-)  

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Karen Simmons commented,

V2 is definitely more than a "clarification" version...

V2 is definitely more than a "clarification" version, now includes parts that were not mentioned at all in v1 and appeared to have been removed from 23/24.  Cannot believe how late these changes ar...

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Karen Simmons commented,

Just attended another one of the AEB/ASF 24/25 webin...

Just attended another one of the AEB/ASF 24/25 webinars - they have totally confused everyone re the "Earnings" Threshold change and the removal of the Unemployed section.  I've been told by the Cu...

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ASF 24/25 Earnings Threshold

Dear all,Re the new £25,000 "earnings" threshold in the 2024/25 Adult Skills Fund guidance released early this week.I logged a call with the ESFA helpdesk regarding a number of clarification questi...

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2024/2025 changes - Destination and Progression removed

Hi, Just reviewing the summary of changes for the 24/25 ILR that's just been released and the Destination and Progression entity has been removed.  There is a new Tailored learning outcome field th...

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Karen Simmons commented,

Thank you Faith Tombs, downloaded the new version an...

Thank you Faith Tombs, downloaded the new version and its fixed the issue.

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Karen Simmons commented,

Faith Tombs is there a known issue with the FE staff...

Faith Tombs is there a known issue with the FE staff data desktop application regarding the employment end date?All my active staff are showing with an error CF_EmploymentEndDate_01 because there i...

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Karen Simmons commented,

Dear Henry Wish Thank you for the PDSAT information...

Dear Henry Wish Thank you for the PDSAT information. Please can you confirm the best contact number and email address to raise a complaint about the PDSAT application?We find it incredibly difficul...

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Karen Simmons commented,

FYI for future reference, the ESFA have finally resp...

FYI for future reference, the ESFA have finally responded to my query and have confirmed that we should select the level of the qualification if it is for something not specifically listed under th...

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FE workforce - Highest teaching qualification

Hi, can I check others understanding of the options listed in the Data Collection support manual under 13.17.  Are these just examples of qualifications staff could hold under a particular level or...