Steve Hewitt
MIS and Funding specialist with over 20 years of experience! Remembers submitting funding returns on floppy disks through the post...
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Steve Hewitt commented,
I mean, it sounds like it conflicts with "Replicate ...
I mean, it sounds like it conflicts with "Replicate vocational and other learning aims covered by the apprenticeship"? Personally, wouldn't start them til they're within four weeks of completing th...
Steve Hewitt commented,
Oh, that's a delightful one... I *think* I'd go down...
Oh, that's a delightful one... I *think* I'd go down the "status at the start of the aim" route and fully fund them because what's the difference between this and, eg, someone who gets a pay rise h...
Steve Hewitt commented,
If they're flagged as an exemption then they're exem...
If they're flagged as an exemption then they're exempt, so will be excluded from any CoF calculation. I *hope* there will be a validation rule that stops you from marking a learner as exempt and th...
Steve Hewitt commented,
Also, anyone who withdrew within the first 42 days i...
Also, anyone who withdrew within the first 42 days is completely excluded. BILs get Quite Complicated. Anyone on a BIL in R14 23/24 who doesn't return by R04 25/26 will count as a withdrawal in 24/...
Steve Hewitt commented,
Lawks! I'm *fairly* sure they'll have a 2024/25 HEY ...
Lawks! I'm *fairly* sure they'll have a 2024/25 HEY as this is the first time you've reported it and HEY is the latest of Planned End, Actual End, AchDate and reported year, but it's been a while s...
Steve Hewitt commented,
heh, was hoping you wouldn't ask ;) For Achievers w...
heh, was hoping you wouldn't ask ;) For Achievers we use the latest of Planned End Date and AchDate (ie 99.9% of the time, AchDate), ie when they complete their End Point Assessment. If this tips i...
Steve Hewitt commented,
Deep breath... So, where we're talking about withdr...
Deep breath... So, where we're talking about withdrawals before the Planned End Date, then the year in which the Planned End Date falls is the Hybrid End Year. If the withdrawal is AFTER the Planne...
Steve Hewitt commented,
Per P100 here: Funding guidance for young people 20...
Per P100 here: Funding guidance for young people 2024 to 2025 rates and formula - GOV.UK it's only science A Levels that get any prog weighting uplift. And, even then, learners have to be doing two...
Steve Hewitt commented,
Not actual, never actual. You'd need to make sure t...
Not actual, never actual. You'd need to make sure that the delivered hours were right though (so attendance isn't important, but the classes happening is!), so if there were cancelled classes you'd...
Steve Hewitt commented,
Is all horses for courses really. EBS and Unit-e are...
Is all horses for courses really. EBS and Unit-e are both perfectly usable products, both have their short-comings and strengths (as do Pro and REMS, of course). I've said it before and will, no do...