1. MI Systems for Study Programmes

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...

1. Eligibility - ASF & Apprenticeship

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...

1. Break in Learning fee waiver

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...

1. FE SEND exemptions and study programmes Condition of...

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...

1. QAR and cohort years

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/...

1. Withdrawal after break in learning - which hybrid ye...

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...

1. QAR Help

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...

1. QAR Help

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...

1. Programme cost weighting - Art

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...

1. Applicable funding rate from ESOL hours

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...