David Dalby
Director of Funding and MIS at National Star College, specialist residential and day college for students with disabilities based in Cheltenham, Hereford and South East Wales.
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David Dalby commented,
Not really relevant, but to share the pain anyway, we were an employer only using a training company, and have recently become an employer-provider. It was quite a long winded process getting approved!
Not really relevant, but to share the pain anyway, we were an employer only using a training company, and have recently become an employer-provider. It was quite a long winded process getting appro...
David Dalby commented,
Glad to be of service, although I own up Nick Linford got there first. The Trainees we started later in year were NEET which is why get referred to us as a more specialist provider. Remind me relevance of 6 month programme needing to start before Christmas? I assume finishing in July you mean we get hours within the academic year for whatever banding we can hit, and anyone looking to start, say, after May, we say has to wait until September?
Glad to be of service, although I own up Nick Linford got there first. The Trainees we started later in year were NEET which is why get referred to us as a more specialist provider. Remind me relev...
David Dalby commented,
Thank you Ruth, didn't give an error, I'll do as you say above and see what chaos ensues!
Thank you Ruth, didn't give an error, I'll do as you say above and see what chaos ensues!
David Dalby commented,
For 21/22 we only have 16-19 reports in the Beta area, joys of Apprenticeships to come in 22/23. Our 16-19 seems to make sense but odd way of displaying in my opinion when at R13 looks like learner numbers and aims drop when you close them off, if I've understood how it's working.
For 21/22 we only have 16-19 reports in the Beta area, joys of Apprenticeships to come in 22/23. Our 16-19 seems to make sense but odd way of displaying in my opinion when at R13 looks like learner...
David Dalby commented,
Thank you Ruth, we tracked it down to our MIS provider outputting a "0" even if the field was empty. It shouldn't output anything if zero or blank. After arguing with them they have reluctantly agreed to change the output file. They argue the Spec says allowed values are 0 to 9999 and say the validation should sort out if the field is needed for the aim or not. Thanks for repsonse. Dave
Thank you Ruth, we tracked it down to our MIS provider outputting a "0" even if the field was empty. It shouldn't output anything if zero or blank. After arguing with them they have reluctantly agr...
David Dalby commented,
I've spotted something which I think is odd on he error report - the aim reference it claims the error is against isn't the Programme "Zprog" aim. It's asking for Planned Hours against the Diplomas (qualification). My reading of ILR spec is Planned Hours only goes against the ZPROG aim - have I misread that or coded something else wrongly? Programme Aim is coded correctly then Diplomas as component aim within a programme. What am I missing?
I've spotted something which I think is odd on he error report - the aim reference it claims the error is against isn't the Programme "Zprog" aim. It's asking for Planned Hours against the Diplomas...
David Dalby commented,
This is our first month on Apprenticeship as an Employer/Provider, I'm convinced I've got ILR right but we've had no payment for apprentices on our remittance either. We've got a ticket in to ESFA asking why, if it's something I've missed I may be back asking for help. ILR Apps indicative earnings were there and appeared on our DAS expected earnings as well so somewhat mystified why we haven't been paid. Have I missed minimum period on programme before we get paid maybe?
This is our first month on Apprenticeship as an Employer/Provider, I'm convinced I've got ILR right but we've had no payment for apprentices on our remittance either. We've got a ticket in to ESFA ...
David Dalby commented,
Thanks as ever Steve, I'm badgering our curriculum team to get evidence for last unit together and never to put us in this position again!
Thanks as ever Steve, I'm badgering our curriculum team to get evidence for last unit together and never to put us in this position again!
David Dalby commented,
50064915, which gives no results for 22/23 teaching year!
50064915, which gives no results for 22/23 teaching year!
David Dalby commented,
That's what I thought Steve, but as we've got apprentices I've done a RO1, and the aim is showing as an error "The Learning Aim reference is not valid in the LARS database for this funding model for this teaching year." It is an "E" not a "W". Any ideas how to stop it erroring? Learner is passed planned end date but marked as 1, continuing with aim.
That's what I thought Steve, but as we've got apprentices I've done a RO1, and the aim is showing as an error "The Learning Aim reference is not valid in the LARS database for this funding model fo...