Paul Fegan
A background in teaching within banking and financial services. Responsible for Alpha Development's apprenticeship provision. email is paulfegan@alphadevelopment.com
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Paul Fegan commented,
Martin West- thanks so much. You always have the answer and are so quick to respond. I really appreciate it.
Martin West- thanks so much. You always have the answer and are so quick to respond. I really appreciate it.
Paul Fegan commented,
Martin West - Thank you for pasting this rule 59. To be eligible for the completion element you must have collected the co-investment from the employer and reported the cash value on the ILR. We use the ILR Learner Entry Tool and I can't see where this is recorded. Do you know where this field is please? I can't even see a field for this in the ILR Specification Specification of the Individualised Learner Record for 2022 to 2023 (submit-learner-data.service.gov.uk)
Martin West - Thank you for pasting this rule 59. To be eligible for the completion element you must have collected the co-investment from the employer and reported the cash value on the ILR. We u...
Paul Fegan commented,
Hi - Karen, did you ever find out the answer to this question. I am trying to determine if you can study towards FS while on a BIL as well.
Hi - Karen, did you ever find out the answer to this question. I am trying to determine if you can study towards FS while on a BIL as well.
Paul Fegan commented,
I just wanted to ask a quick question to follow up on this - for trainers employed in this way, is there any issue about them adding VAT to their invoices? P220 of the Funding Rules says: "Supplies of training or end-point assessment, which are paid by government funding, including the apprenticeship levy, are exempt from VAT." However, I assume this applies to us as the main provider, and not the trainer's invoice to us for the work that they have done.
I just wanted to ask a quick question to follow up on this - for trainers employed in this way, is there any issue about them adding VAT to their invoices? P220 of the Funding Rules says: "Supplies...
Paul Fegan commented,
Because of the confusion around this point I contacted the ESFA to get clarification. Their response was that as long as the person is under the main provider's direction and control, he or she will be regarded as one of their own employees and not be considered as a sub-contractor. This is useful to know as it makes it much easier to continue with the arrangements we currently have in place.
Because of the confusion around this point I contacted the ESFA to get clarification. Their response was that as long as the person is under the main provider's direction and control, he or she wil...
Paul Fegan commented,
That is really helpful. Although our associate trainers work for a different legal entity, I believe we can rely on the text after the word "unless" to avoid having to comply with the subcontracting rules: the trainers and coaches are managed and directed by us in the same way as we would our full-time employees. Could I ask you please to share where you found that definition? Thanks!
That is really helpful. Although our associate trainers work for a different legal entity, I believe we can rely on the text after the word "unless" to avoid having to comply with the subcontractin...
Paul Fegan commented,
Hi Martin - Thank you for the quick response. Your answer is really helpful. I believe quite a few training providers use associates. I think this is going to capture a large number of providers who would not have previously fallen into the definition of using subcontractors?
Hi Martin - Thank you for the quick response. Your answer is really helpful. I believe quite a few training providers use associates. I think this is going to capture a large number of providers wh...