Melanie Aspinall created a post, 20 October 2023 08:50

Potential English Exemption

1. Further education and training providers

Hi, I have a potential apprentice that would like to do a L7 standard with us and has presented us with this cert (redacted for the purposes of the post). What are people's thoughts? Do you think t...

Melanie Aspinall created a post, 18 July 2023 17:09

Refugee Status - Apprenticeship

1. Further education and training providers

Hi folks, We currently have an application from a potential apprentice who has a BRP indicating Refugee Status with a provisional start date 06/09/2023, provisional practical period PED 06/09/2025,...

Melanie Aspinall created a post, 07 November 2022 09:46

Change of Employer - Probation

1. Further education and training providers

Hi, With the new funding rule in 22/23 of putting learners on a BIL where there is a gap of employment of more than 30 days and up to 12 weeks, can you use this rule if the new employer wants the l...

Melanie Aspinall created a post, 22 June 2022 16:16

DfE Privacy Notice 2022

1. Further education and training providers

Hi, In the latest issue of ESFA Update, it mentions that the old ESFA privacy notice has been replaced with the new DfE one. We add the privacy notice to our application forms but this is crazy lon...

Melanie Aspinall created a post, 13 April 2022 17:05

ESF Match Funding

1. Further education and training providers

Hi all, Just doing a policies review and I was wondering, for subcontractors that you stopped subcontracting a few years ago with, would you still need document and retention policies, sustainabili...

Melanie Aspinall created a post, 30 March 2022 12:01

Withdrawn learner - restart - 20%OTJ

1. Further education and training providers

Hi, I have a learner who started a L7 Standard with us in Nov 2017 and left his employer (not made redundant) in March 2020. He couldn't find a new employer so we withdrew him from the programme. H...

Melanie Aspinall created a post, 09 February 2022 14:55

Apprenticeship L3 or above - Functional Skills L2

1. Further education and training providers

Hi, If we have an apprentice that doesn't have a L2 Functional Skills qualification for a L3 or above apprenticeship, scores L2 at diagnostics but only really needs to attend a class to prepare the...

Melanie Aspinall created a post, 21 October 2021 15:21

Change of employer after hard close - previous year dates

1. Further education and training providers

Hi, At the 11th hour, we've found an apprentice who has changed employer 23 July 2021 within the 30 day allowance. We've submitted our R14 now and it's too late to carry out the paperwork and proce...

Melanie Aspinall created a post, 07 October 2021 09:12

Care Leaver Bursary - Age Limit

1. Further education and training providers

Hi, Can someone confirm that the age of 24 is the maximum a learner can apply for a care leaver bursary? A learner can't be 31, for example. TIA, Mel

Melanie Aspinall created a post, 12 August 2021 15:29

Functional Skills - last date in learning

1. Further education and training providers

Hi, For functional skills in apprenticeships, can an exam date be considered the actual end date and converted in the ILR to awaiting results on that date or does it have to be the last date of lea...