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 :-)
Karen Simmons commented,
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 are. Checking bank statements is a no-no for us, it's not appropriate to ask staff to trawl through bank statements adding up income and outgoings - and won't prove anything.
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...
Karen Simmons commented,
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 Customer Helpdesk in writing that benefit and pensions income is included under "earnings", on the webinar they said it wasn't and its wages. Majority of questions raised related to this area so by the end of the webinar I think they realised that they are not being clear and need to issue something to clarify what they mean earlier than version 2 in June.
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...
Karen Simmons commented,
Thank you Faith Tombs, downloaded the new version and its fixed the issue.
Thank you Faith Tombs, downloaded the new version and its fixed the issue.
Karen Simmons commented,
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 is no date in the employment end date field but the specification says this field should only be completed if they staff have left the organisation during the collection year. This error isn't listed in the FEW XML validation rules file either - its BR_ instead of CF_. Looks as though this is a change from a warning to an error so something isn't working since the change.
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...
Karen Simmons commented,
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 difficult to use, not user friendly at all and very time-consuming. With the desktop version we could produce a set of reports in 30 minutes, this system can take all day and we still can't get a set of reports with annotations we can rely on. Thank you.
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...
Karen Simmons commented,
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 that level in the manual.
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...
Karen Simmons commented,
Thank you Phil Dawe, that's what I thought but wanted to check with others in case I was being unfair. I asked the ESFA to confirm but their response was 'we provide the guidance, it is up to the institution to decide what they deem is the most appropriate evidence that the learner is required to provide'..... Kind regards, Karen
Thank you Phil Dawe, that's what I thought but wanted to check with others in case I was being unfair. I asked the ESFA to confirm but their response was 'we provide the guidance, it is up to the ...
Karen Simmons commented,
Thanks Martin West, I think my problem is that a 6 month leave to enter stamp in a passport doesn't confirm to me that the learner is here legally under one of these schemes.
Thanks Martin West, I think my problem is that a 6 month leave to enter stamp in a passport doesn't confirm to me that the learner is here legally under one of these schemes.
Karen Simmons commented,
Thanks Steve Hewitt, that's how I was taking it, the learner would normally enrol onto a course which is going to run for 3 terms at the start of the year and then the tutor would confirm the exact detail of the learning aim(s) they are going to study during that time.
Thanks Steve Hewitt, that's how I was taking it, the learner would normally enrol onto a course which is going to run for 3 terms at the start of the year and then the tutor would confirm the exact...