Melanie Aspinall
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L7 Transfer from Another Provider
If a learner started on L7 prior to the funding rules changes in Jan 26 and now wants to transfer provider but is 22, will the original rules still stand as a restart with the new provider or will ...
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Change of Employer Name
Hi, Just looking for some advice and clarity if possible please to see what others are doing. Where a learner changes employer, we get full paperwork completed. When a learner's employer changes th...
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Change of syllabus on a non-mandatory qual in an Apprenticeship
Would we need to renegotiate the price if a non-mandatory qualification, included in our apprenticeship standards, undergoes a syllabus change partway through a three-year programme, resulting in a...
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Apprentice made redundant at EPA stage
If an apprentice is made redundant during EPA, do they have to be made a withdrawal in the ILR? The funding rules only relate to the practical period regarding redundancy but it feels such a shame ...
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Change of Contracted Hours detail in the funding rules
Is it just me or is there no guidance as to what we should do if an apprentice changes their contracted hours during the apprenticeship anymore (since 2022) There is no instruction under the change...
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Subcontracting Standard Audit
Has anyone had their outcome from the ESFA regarding their assessment of submitted Subcontractor Standard audit reports? I thought we were supposed to have heard by the end of November by the latest.
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Potential English Exemption
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...
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Refugee Status - Apprenticeship
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,...
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Change of Employer - Probation
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...
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DfE Privacy Notice 2022
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...