Melanie Aspinall
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Melanie Aspinall commented,
Thanks for the prompt reply, Martin. Does this mean it can be a withdrawal and a restart and recalculated to just the amount of training and assessment required eg. 6 months instead of 12?
Thanks for the prompt reply, Martin. Does this mean it can be a withdrawal and a restart and recalculated to just the amount of training and assessment required eg. 6 months instead of 12?
Melanie Aspinall commented,
Doh! They've still not fixed the assigning issue so it's replied to me instead of Jim Thomas!
Doh! They've still not fixed the assigning issue so it's replied to me instead of Jim Thomas!
Melanie Aspinall commented,
@Jim Thomas - when I raised this question with the ESFA, I got the standard "50% of their time in England" funding rule response. There didn't seem to be any leeway for new starts - only continuing learners. I've also rechecked the updated Providing apprenticeships during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak guidance and there is no update. I think it's worth sending an email to the helpdesk but the guidance is quite firm on the approach regarding existing apprentices and not new starters.
@Jim Thomas - when I raised this question with the ESFA, I got the standard "50% of their time in England" funding rule response. There didn't seem to be any leeway for new starts - only continuing...
Melanie Aspinall commented,
This was the response I got from the ESFA service desk: 15) Will apprentices who have been unable to return to England, due to the outbreak, but have been able to train and work remotely still be eligible for funding? Yes. Although the funding rules require an apprentice to spend at least 50% of their working time in England we understand that, due to the outbreak, some apprentices will have no option but to work and train remotely from a location outside of England. Where an apprentice is spending more than 50% of their working time, over the duration of their apprenticeship, outside of England due to coronavirus (COVID-19) they will remain eligible for support. You would need to evidence that they were unable to come to England due to Coronavirus (Covid-19) in the evidence pack. HTH! Mel
This was the response I got from the ESFA service desk:15) Will apprentices who have been unable to return to England, due to the outbreak, but have been able to train and work remotely still be el...
Melanie Aspinall commented,
Yes, I've seen it now and it's great! Thanks Anami. Mel
Yes, I've seen it now and it's great! Thanks Anami.Mel
Melanie Aspinall commented,
Thanks Martin. I thought I saw on Annex A of the newly released Monitoring post-16 funding for 2020 to 2021: reports user guide November 2020 though that they were doing a test release on 10/11/20 on R14 data for us to view. Perhaps I misinterpreted it.
Thanks Martin. I thought I saw on Annex A of the newly released Monitoring post-16 funding for 2020 to 2021: reports user guide November 2020 though that they were doing a test release on 10/11/20 ...
Melanie Aspinall commented,
Is anyone able to access this dashboard yet? I've selected the View Your Education Data - 16+ Monitoring permission (I couldn't find one called “view your education data – post-16 monitoring” in the list) but only takes me to the QAR dashboard options. Help!
Is anyone able to access this dashboard yet? I've selected the View Your Education Data - 16+ Monitoring permission (I couldn't find one called “view your education data – post-16 monitoring” in t...
Melanie Aspinall commented,
Yes Martin - I would love a PDF version copy from you!! :-)
Yes Martin - I would love a PDF version copy from you!! :-)
Melanie Aspinall commented,
I have to agree with Martin and Carol. The PDF version is much easier to search and refer to. I can save it down and reference page numbers. Currently it gets lost in my bookmarks in the new HTML format. Is there no leniency on this at all based on Martin's rationale in Q3?
I have to agree with Martin and Carol. The PDF version is much easier to search and refer to. I can save it down and reference page numbers. Currently it gets lost in my bookmarks in the new HTML f...