Ben James
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Planned hours on the apprenticeship agreement
I've been speaking to another provider who has a difference of opinion on what goes in the "Planned amount of off-the-job training (hours)" field on the Apprenticeship Agreement.. so wanted to see ...
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Change of employer RPL details on DAS
Just as a sense check.. what are people recording in the 'Provide recognition of prior learning (RPL) details' on DAS when they're processing an employer change? Example: The original price for e...
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Applying the TNP reduction
If RPL shows a need for a price reduction, are people applying the reduction to the combined training and assessment cost (TNP1 + TNP2) or just the training cost (TNP1)? P25.5 covers reducing the ...
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Apprenticeship service update
In the update this week they've said they're making changes to the Apprenticeship Service to include a function for recording RPL.. but this presents us with a bit of an issue. The update states; ...
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LSF/EAS query
The EAS guide suggests that; 57. When you can claim enough learning support funding through the ILR, you should not use the EAS. We expect you to use the EAS only when there is no alternative meth...
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Entry requirements for programmes
If a programme has an entry requirement mandating candidates must possess Level 2 English and Maths before they're accepted onto the course, would this supersede the below; P123 English and/or mat...
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Director eligibility
If the director of a company wishes to undertake a Level 7 apprenticeship and suggests that one of their fellow directors could act as their de facto 'line manager' for the purposes of contract/app...
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Unfunded (POT1) to Funded (POT2)
I'm waiting for the service desk to advise as to whether this is possible, but wanted to gauge public opinion also. We have a learner who started in Oct-21, but his employer did not reserve funding...
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Change of Employer late notification
How would people approach this scenario? Learner changes from employer 1 to employer 2, and the actual gap between the two is 10 days. However, the change was not disclosed to the provider for seve...
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Specialism change
If an apprentice is changing specialisms within the same standard (akin to changing pathways I would say), how are people processing these generally? Closing the old record down per the "Record new...