Agnieszka Slipek commented, 27 April 2022 19:56

Hi Gina  Please refer to P342 to 344 of the Funding Rules which detail the actions required if an apprentice changes an employer but continues with the apprenticeship. This is not an option it's a requirement, you must ensure that the original employer stops funding and you agree price with new employer for the delivery of the remainder of the programme. If apprentice leaves the employer they started the apprenticeship with they affectively are terminating their apprenticeship so unless you have an agreement with new employer it's a withdrawal.    Action to take where the apprentice changes employer but continues the same apprenticeship with the same main provider Where there is no break in employment or a break of 30 days or less P342 The original employer must stop payments through their apprenticeship service account, using a stop date that corresponds with the date the apprentice changed employer. This includes where the apprenticeship is funded by a transfer. They can also stop co-investment, as appropriate. P343 The new employer and main provider must: P343.1 agree a price for the remainder of the apprenticeship training and assessment taking into account relevant learning from the first employer. This price must be recorded in the ILR as a 'residual' price; P343.2 register the apprentice on the apprenticeship service, if appropriate, for funding to start; P343.3 confirm arrangements for, and start paying, co-investment if appropriate; and 79 P343.4 contact us if they are unable to register the apprentice on the apprenticeship service. P343.5 if the apprenticeship is now being funded by a transfer, or continuing to be funded by a transfer, then the receiving (new) employer will need to register on the apprenticeship service and the transfer will need to be agreed by the sending employer. For more information on how transfers work, please refer to the ‘Apprenticeships funded by transfer of levy funds’ section within the Employer or Employer-Provider Funding Rules (whichever is relevant). P343.6 If funded via reserved funds you must contact the apprenticeship service support desk. P344 The main provider must not draw down funds in an employer’s apprenticeship service account or government co-investment for delivery which the ESFA has already paid for with the first employer.

1. Change of Employer - Tracking

Hi Gina  Please refer to P342 to 344 of the Funding Rules which detail the actions required if an apprentice changes an employer but continues with the apprenticeship. This is not an option it's a ...

Agnieszka Slipek commented, 27 April 2022 19:49

Change to specialism should trigger revision of Commitment Statement and it's plan of learning but considering all specialism share core components only fraction of the learning plan would need to be revised. Change will trigger revision of specialism on Apprenticeship Service as these should be confirmed at a start. Finally the change might  trigger TNP revision if specialism requires more or less training than the original pathway selected but ILR main aim would not change since standards have 1 code regardless of specialism/pathways selected. 

1. Specialism change

Change to specialism should trigger revision of Commitment Statement and it's plan of learning but considering all specialism share core components only fraction of the learning plan would need to ...