Eleanor Piper commented, 21 March 2024 15:47

Looking at our stats, the overall QAR matches our final QAR on VYED but the numbers of leavers, completers etc are different.   Are these numbers rounded to "smooth" the data?   I am sure this is covered somewhere in the reams of technical documentation but I am hoping that a more experienced head than mine will know the answer.

1. QAR at provider level

Looking at our stats, the overall QAR matches our final QAR on VYED but the numbers of leavers, completers etc are different.   Are these numbers rounded to "smooth" the data?   I am sure this is c...

Eleanor Piper commented, 04 March 2024 13:38

Thanks Sam, would you be able to share the contents of the email please as I haven't received anything.   I went back to try to upload an ILR return (in case it was a FIS issue again) and am now just getting an internal server error.

1. Online PDSAT - uploads failing

Thanks Sam, would you be able to share the contents of the email please as I haven't received anything.   I went back to try to upload an ILR return (in case it was a FIS issue again) and am now ju...

Eleanor Piper commented, 04 March 2024 13:19

Upload failed again this morning.  Anyone else? (I've contacted the helpdesk)

1. Online PDSAT - uploads failing

Upload failed again this morning.  Anyone else?(I've contacted the helpdesk)

Eleanor Piper commented, 06 February 2024 11:58

Hi Henry Wish I had failures on Friday and again yesterday. I'm trying to upload today and the site is timing out and giving a bad gateway.  I hope that the suppliers have got some plans to increase capacity to allow providers to use the site in the days before the ILR deadline - a large volume of users and updates is surely to be expected at these times?   Given the importance that the ESFA place on providers checking their own data and identifying compliance issues, it is really frustrating not to have these tools available at the times when they are most needed.

1. Online PDSAT - uploads failing

Hi Henry Wish I had failures on Friday and again yesterday. I'm trying to upload today and the site is timing out and giving a bad gateway.  I hope that the suppliers have got some plans to increas...

Eleanor Piper commented, 05 February 2024 15:08

Hi Darren, I've tried a couple of times to upload R06 returns but they are failing. Did you get any luck fixing your issue?

1. Online PDSAT - uploads failing

Hi Darren, I've tried a couple of times to upload R06 returns but they are failing. Did you get any luck fixing your issue?

Eleanor Piper commented, 18 January 2024 17:42

Just came here to ask the same question.  It would be great to have some kind of update from the ESFA on when the new figures might be available.

1. Accountability Framework Dashboard

Just came here to ask the same question.  It would be great to have some kind of update from the ESFA on when the new figures might be available.

Eleanor Piper commented, 16 November 2023 10:03

Hi Ruth, Julie How are you covering the costs of the EPA if the learner no longer has an employer?  What about any re-sits etc?

1. EPA started before dismissal from employment

Hi Ruth, Julie How are you covering the costs of the EPA if the learner no longer has an employer?  What about any re-sits etc?

Eleanor Piper commented, 13 November 2023 11:28

I have emailed the ESFA with the query below (I sent this before the new funding rules version came out).  This was escalated to the Technical Funding Team on 26/10, no response yet but i will share when I hear back. Please can you advise on the correct dates to use when extending an Apprenticeship Agreement when a learner is late in completing.  I am referring to a situation where the learner remains in the same Period of Training, i.e. they have not had a break in learning or disruption to their programme but are simply slower in completing than was originally planned. Rule 54 in the 2023 funding rules now clarifies that  the apprenticeship agreement must cover the actual duration of the apprenticeship (e.g. if the apprenticeship is extended, the apprenticeship agreement must also be extended). Rule 56.4.3 says that the estimated end date of practical period on the apprenticeship agreement must align with the planned learning end date in the ILR. However, the ILR Specification tells us that  “if a learner continues their study beyond the date planned at the start of the learning aim, this should be reflected in the learning actual end date field and the learning planned end date must remain unchanged.” (https://guidance.submit-learner-data.service.gov.uk/23-24/ilr/entity/LearningDelivery/field/LearnPlanEndDate) Please can you clarify, if we are issuing updated AAs to learners who are late in completing and who remain in the practical stage of their apprenticeship (not yet through gateway), which of the end dates should be changed to reflect the actual duration of the apprenticeship?  The end date of apprenticeship, the estimated end date of practical period, both or neither?   Should the estimated end date of practical period stay the same so that it matches the ILR, or should it be updated to reflect the actual planned duration?

1. Actual End Date on Apprenticeship Agreement 2023/24

I have emailed the ESFA with the query below (I sent this before the new funding rules version came out).  This was escalated to the Technical Funding Team on 26/10, no response yet but i will shar...

Eleanor Piper commented, 11 October 2023 09:26

Ugh, how frustrating!  Just what we need at this time of year. My dashboard is not loading either.  Just a sea of error messages.

1. Online PDSAT - uploads failing

Ugh, how frustrating!  Just what we need at this time of year.My dashboard is not loading either.  Just a sea of error messages.

Eleanor Piper commented, 02 October 2023 13:56

Just updating this in case anyone else experiences the same. It seems that the ESFA re-submitted my return for processing without me needing to do anything.  There is a second Failed set of reports, then third time lucky, a download link.  

1. R14 Reports: Failed

Just updating this in case anyone else experiences the same. It seems that the ESFA re-submitted my return for processing without me needing to do anything.  There is a second Failed set of reports...