Ian Barrett
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Ian Barrett commented,
Afternoon all, I'm wondering if there has been any ...
Afternoon all, I'm wondering if there has been any update on this situation? We have just been notified of an apprentice applicant in this position; they had a Visa and applied for it to be extend...
Ian Barrett commented,
Yes, Steve is right on this one. I've had discussion...
Yes, Steve is right on this one. I've had discussions with ESFA about this in the past as it discourages providers to take on transferring learners. Their take on it is that we should charge the em...
Ian Barrett commented,
Hi both, this must be monitored as our ESFA Contract...
Hi both, this must be monitored as our ESFA Contract Manager highlighted a while ago that we had a couple of learners on programme who appeared to be on a standard that was 'not applicable' as a pr...
Ian Barrett commented,
I agree about waiting for official confirmation but ...
I agree about waiting for official confirmation but I've asked AELP the same question and their understanding, from conversation with the DfE, is that it will apply to all non-levy employers.
Ian Barrett commented,
I'd be interested to know what providers currently d...
I'd be interested to know what providers currently do and what they intend doing as a result of the new clarification for 23-24? Do you/will you ensure that the Apprenticeship Agreement has a suffi...
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Residency
Would a UK national who has not been ordinarily resident for the previous 3 years still be eligible if they have a family member who has been ordinarily resident in the UK for the previous 3 years?...
Ian Barrett commented,
It does seem ridiculous that we're supposed to accep...
It does seem ridiculous that we're supposed to accept self-declarations (and employers must have to do their own checks on Right to Work as Steveh says) yet we've had two auditors recently say that...
Ian Barrett commented,
Steve Hewitt this is great if true though we have be...
Steve Hewitt this is great if true though we have been advised differently in the past regarding keeping the funding drawn down and so repay the funding currently. Would it make a difference if the...
Ian Barrett commented,
My view is that more specifics are not essential and...
My view is that more specifics are not essential and there's nothing in the guidance to indicate this is needed. We're in danger of adding bureaucracy here (and the guidance does refer to avoiding...
Ian Barrett commented,
Thanks for coming back to me Steve. Very frustratin...
Thanks for coming back to me Steve. Very frustrating these 'get back to you in 10 days' responses aren't they? Unfortunately the person is an applicant rather than a learner so they didn't start i...