Martin Locock

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16-18 Incentive payment for Training Provider?

The 16-18 incentive is paid in two instalments to the Training Provider to pass on to the employer.  The payment is made after the apprentice has been in training for 90 and 365 days.   I am curren...

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LLDD and Health Problem Category- ADHD?

I have an apprentice diagnosed with ADHD, and I'm not sure how to record this under the available categories.   Although it is not a mental health disorder it might be considered a 'mental health d...

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End Point Assessment - eligible costs

The 22-23 rules provide a list of eligible cost categories for Training Providers, but I can't see an equivalent for EPAs.   (IFATE uses these categories as part of their funding band calculation):...

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Skills Funding Service- apprenticeship requests/manage your apps

The Skills Funding Service Training Provider page used to provide access to apprenticeship requests and manage your apprentices but now it only shows ESFA contracts and agreement and Subcontractor ...

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Using MAYTAS to manage apprenticeship payments

We are in the process of implementing MAYAS and we are exploring whether we can use it to manage the complex financial information we have at apprentice level (overall cost, employer top-up/ non-le...

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Break in Learning: suspension of OTJ training

We have an apprentice whose academic OTJ learning has been suspended while an allegation of misconduct is considered.  They continue in their employment. The outcome of the allegation may result in...

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16-18 Employer incentive (apprenticeships) - date when applies?

The guidance simply says that if the apprentice is aged 16-18 then the incentive is paid.  I take this to mean their age on the date of the start of the apprenticeship, but I have a vague memory of...

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English and Maths funding for apprenticeships

We are an apprenticeship training provider that doesn't deliver Level 2 English and Maths and we need to subcontract a provider to deliver this part of an apprenticeship.  I have had a look at the ...

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Apprenticeship certificate - where is it sent?

On completion, is the apprenticeship certificate sent to the apprentice's home address, the employer, or the training provider? 

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ROATP offering a new standard

We are in the ROATP and are planning to deliver a new standard.  As far as I can see there is no requirement or process for us to apply to or inform  DFE - we can just go ahead.  Is that right?