Dean Cox
Finance Compliance Manager for an Apprenticeship Training Provider
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Offsetting Invoices with Credit Notes - Coinvestment
An interesting scenario has occurred, which really has me stumped, and would love to know if others have had any scenarios like this, whilst i await an official answer from the ESFA, as my finance ...
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Find copy of PDSAT from R14 (2021-2022)
How am I able to produce a PDSAT report using the R14 (2021-2022) ILR? I am unable to locate the version we had at the time, since the desktop version of PDSAT is no longer useable. The online vers...
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Wrong EPAO listed on the ILR
It has come to my attention that the wrong EPAO ID was selected at the beginning of the programme for a learner who has now completed. There is no impact to TNP2 price. Can we change the EPAO ID, w...
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Provider Additional Payments
Is anyone aware of more specific guidance/rules around the two payments of £500 received by the provider as an additional payment which we retain and how it can be spent. The main ESFA rules briefl...
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Small Employer Waiver Used In Error On ILR
We believe an employer has incorrectly informed us of the number of employees, and has resulted in the Small Employer Waiver pulling through onto the ILR, when they do not have under 50 employees. ...
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Apprenticeship Service Funding - EPA Added Later
In line with the funding rules, you do not need to add an EPAO to the learners ILR until at least 6 months before the planned end date. This means the learner starts on the ILR with only TNP1, and ...
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FRM06 - Continuance Issues
Looking at our latest data quality report, and have seen the FRM06 continuance error appear for several learners. I have looked into it and functional skills learning aims that started in a previou...
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Care Leaver Bursary
We have a learner who i've been informed needs financial support to complete the apprenticeship. I have been told they are a care leaver, but they have already started the apprenticeship and have b...
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TNP3 & TNP4 after change of employer
Does the EPA cost stay the same throughout TNP2 and TNP4 and only the training price is reduced, or is it reduced in line with the new funding price after the change in employer? Thanks.
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Functional Skills - Learner bypassing level 1 to take level 2
It has been brought to my attention that we have learners who never took their level 1 functional skills exam and just continue to learn and take and complete the level 2 functional skills exam. I ...