Richard Heath
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Eligibility: Gurkha soldiers and dependents
A few years ago I raised a question about eligibility for the above, and the response from Martin suggested that both Gurkha soldiers and their dependents were eligible without needing to meet the ...
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ASF eligibility: working in non-devolved area
Hi. We are (currently) in an ESFA-funded (i.e. non-devolved) area, but on the border of a combined authority. We have the opportunity to work with a major employer to provide English and Maths Func...
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Funding for ESOL Skills for Life Award
We have a learner who completed an ESOL E2 Speaking and Listening Award (aim code 60152084) with us 6 years ago. In order for the learner to be awarded the full certificate qualification, they have...
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ASF funding eligibility - contradictory info on FALA?
We are trying to establish what Level 2 ICT qualifications are funded under the Adult Skills Fund for this year. The information on FALA appears to be contradictory. For example, the entry for 5007...
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ASF funding rates and formula: achievement/completion funding
The 2024/25 funding rates and formula document (paragraph 89) in cludes this wording: funding is directly linked to achievement or completion depending on your type of contract and when the learni...
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Learning Records Service - privacy notice
We are planning to make more use of the LRS facility to check some of our learners' history. The site includes this stipulation: "To view this learner's personal learning record, you have a legal o...
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AEB: can you use ALS for dyslexia assessments?
I haven't seen a clear answer to this question anywhere: if a learner in AEB-funded provision believes they may be dyslexic and this is impacting on their learning, is it legitimate to arrange a fo...
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Learner moved to devolved area
I feel I should know the answer to this question, but wanted to check as I can't find anything in the rules: if a learner starts an aim whilst living in a non-devolved area but moves during their l...
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FALA searches for 2024/25
Quick query: I know that the ESFA's confirmation of AEB qualifications eligible for funding generally comes unhelpfully late, and we probably shouldn't expect it for 2024/25 until next spring at le...
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Unit funding - is FALA up to date?
We are looking at whether some individual units of IT qualification can be funded under AEB Skills funding (e.g. Web Design A6183668; Digital Graphics L6183643). They are showing on FALA as "last d...