Ben James commented, 26 March 2021 10:39

Not formally, no. The requirement to secure parent/guardian signatures on the Commitment Statement was removed from the funding rules in 2017/18; [image]

1. Apprentices under 18

Not formally, no. The requirement to secure parent/guardian signatures on the Commitment Statement was removed from the funding rules in 2017/18;

Ben James commented, 25 March 2021 08:21

Thanks Kelly Knights and Jessica De Melo! Appreciate your responses :)

1. Start date evidence

Thanks Kelly Knights and Jessica De Melo! Appreciate your responses :)

Ben James commented, 19 March 2021 09:09

Apologies for the confusion, probably didn't work it clearly enough! Ours still have access to the system as well and had raised the question with their apprenticeship officer because they were mindful of the funding rules regarding OTJ "work" during a break (who knew apprentices actually read the funding rules!?). But yes, they won't be doing any additional training, just administration by way of mapping what they had already done prior to starting their breaks. Thanks for clarifying! 

1. Activities during a Break in Learning

Apologies for the confusion, probably didn't work it clearly enough! Ours still have access to the system as well and had raised the question with their apprenticeship officer because they were min...

Ben James commented, 18 March 2021 21:12

Thanks Ruth. I was in two minds because whilst they’re not actually doing any learning and only logging OTJ training they’d done while they WERE on programme, I was still concerned because it’s a little bit of a grey area.

1. Activities during a Break in Learning

Thanks Ruth. I was in two minds because whilst they’re not actually doing any learning and only logging OTJ training they’d done while they WERE on programme, I was still concerned because it’s a l...

Ben James commented, 17 March 2021 11:07

Martin West could you potentially link me to the update?  Steve Hewitt agreed - wonder if "top level" will just be Level and Age Group which is nice, but as you said.. not incredibly useful for providers

1. National Achievement Rates 19/20

Martin West could you potentially link me to the update?  Steve Hewitt agreed - wonder if "top level" will just be Level and Age Group which is nice, but as you said.. not incredibly useful for pro...

Ben James commented, 17 March 2021 09:46

Thanks Steve Hewitt - figured this was going to be the case. Doesn't make self-assessment particularly easy as a data manager, especially with no national comparator, but I guess everyone is in the same boat. 

1. National Achievement Rates 19/20

Thanks Steve Hewitt - figured this was going to be the case. Doesn't make self-assessment particularly easy as a data manager, especially with no national comparator, but I guess everyone is in the...

Ben James commented, 13 January 2021 10:53

@Steveh.. are we in danger of delving back into the 'achievement date' naming convention debacle again? Haha

1. Employer payments for late starter

@Steveh.. are we in danger of delving back into the 'achievement date' naming convention debacle again? Haha

Ben James commented, 13 January 2021 10:19

Thank you all, as always immensely helpful even if it's just as a sounding board! 

1. Employer payments for late starter

Thank you all, as always immensely helpful even if it's just as a sounding board! 

Ben James commented, 13 January 2021 10:03

Sorry @Martin West - are you saying the first payment will be larger to account for the months missed between Aug-Dec? Or all payments will be slightly larger because it'll recalculate the duration to effectively be Dec-PED?

1. Employer payments for late starter

Sorry @Martin West - are you saying the first payment will be larger to account for the months missed between Aug-Dec? Or all payments will be slightly larger because it'll recalculate the duration...

Ben James commented, 13 January 2021 09:51

Appreciate the nigh certainty Steve! This was my assumption too but wanted to gauge the opinions of others before reiterating to colleagues. 

1. Employer payments for late starter

Appreciate the nigh certainty Steve! This was my assumption too but wanted to gauge the opinions of others before reiterating to colleagues.