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,
Hey, come on now, there's 5 working hours of May lef...
Hey, come on now, there's 5 working hours of May left yet! Been a while since we had a genuine Friday afternoon drop, takes me back to the old days...
Steve Hewitt commented,
Very much so because if there's no Apprenticeship Ag...
Very much so because if there's no Apprenticeship Agreement signed before the start date*, the learner isn't an Apprentice on Start Date. *at the very very worst, signed within the same calendar mo...
Steve Hewitt commented,
Always ACT1. Not that it particularly matters but in...
Always ACT1. Not that it particularly matters but in April 21 I'm almost certain they must have been ACT1 with their original provider anyway. Really there should be an end date on ACT2 given there...
Steve Hewitt commented,
I'm not certain it even really applies to HE aims an...
I'm not certain it even really applies to HE aims anymore or where that info would go? Been trying to persuade them to get rid of it for years...
Steve Hewitt commented,
There hasn't been any restriction in the national ru...
There hasn't been any restriction in the national rules about how much we can charge for a long time (oh god, nearly 20 years...). Like it's literally not mentioned at all in the Funding Rules.
Steve Hewitt commented,
325. Non-UK nationals are eligible for funding if: ...
325. Non-UK nationals are eligible for funding if: 325.1. They have been ordinarily resident in the UK and Islands for at least the previous 3-year period on the first day of their apprenticeship; ...
Steve Hewitt commented,
That's because Planned Learning Hours is a Learner L...
That's because Planned Learning Hours is a Learner Level field whereas the new hours entity is a Learning Delivery field. FM25 learners, with the exception of T Level Learners, will not have an hou...
Steve Hewitt commented,
This depends on whether the new job role is related....
This depends on whether the new job role is related. 120.2. Where an apprentice has changed employer after they have completed all the training and reached gateway, including where the new job role...
Steve Hewitt commented,
Yes, because AI is dreadful and ruining the world. ...
Yes, because AI is dreadful and ruining the world. It is, as explained in the Funding Rules, starting 1 August.
Steve Hewitt commented,
Just change the 6 to a 3! That is, all you have to ...
Just change the 6 to a 3! That is, all you have to do is change the Completion Status from "learner is on a break" to "withdrawn".