Clair Ayling created a post, 25 January 2022 11:22

EPA Costs incurred by Provider

1. Further education and training providers

 Just wanted to check the process around charging for material costs incurred by us as a Provider for the delivery of an EPA on site.  The rules state that these are ineligible training costs, so d...

Clair Ayling created a post, 22 October 2021 12:22

Price amount above funding band limit-Restart

1. Further education and training providers

We have an apprenticeship restart that is showing on the Indicative Earnings reports as having a Price amount above funding band limit, which has confused us. We have returned the learner with the ...

Clair Ayling created a post, 21 October 2021 12:45

BILS in the ILR

1. Further education and training providers

Could someone advise on this - do we continue reporting all episodes of learning across funding years or not? Not sure I follow the guidance?Provider Support Manual 2021 to 2022How to record change...

Clair Ayling created a post, 20 October 2021 08:45

Transfer to different standard with same employer

1. Further education and training providers

We have an apprentice who, with the support of employer, wants to transfer to a different (lower level) apprenticeship. The current apprenticeship is funded by a reservation but the new apprentices...

Clair Ayling created a post, 22 July 2021 07:49

OTJ with new employer & increased hours

1. Further education and training providers

Need to get my head around this so I have two more scenarios! 1. An apprentice moves to a new employer with increased hours. First employer, minimum hours calculated on 30 hours to be say 557 hours...

Clair Ayling created a post, 16 July 2021 08:27

Off-the-job when change of employer

1. Further education and training providers

When an apprentice changes employer and works fewer hours (but still more than 30) should we adjust the Planned Off-The-Job hours?  Many thanks

Clair Ayling created a post, 06 July 2021 09:20

Gateway to EPA

1. Further education and training providers

Is there a definition of what activities a Provider can support an Apprentice with prior to EPA once they have completed on-programme learning and passed Gateway? eg. practice observations, practic...

Clair Ayling created a post, 09 June 2021 15:14

Breakdown of negotiated price

1. Further education and training providers

We are reviewing our breakdown of negotiated price in the apprenticeship contracts and wondered what level of detail others are going to beyond minimum requirement of training, consumables, assessm...

Clair Ayling created a post, 28 April 2021 10:49

Can you deliver vocational quals passed planned end without FS?

1. Further education and training providers

Is it possible to continue to deliver vocational skills to completion on an apprenticeship where the learner is withdrawn from Functional Skills (as they are considered not capable of achieving) wh...

Clair Ayling created a post, 12 April 2021 09:51

Practical Period Start for Incentives Extended?

1. Further education and training providers

Bit confused on this latest update - as far as Practical Period eligibility in 2020/21 Funding Rules? I had thought the May date was an extension for claiming incentive but appears if the apprentic...