Becky O'Brien
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Co-investment for levy with insufficient funds for 16-21s
I feel this may be a basic question, but it's something I've ever had to think about before. Am I right that the exemption for co-investment for 16-21's only applies to non-levy employers, and that...
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24-25 App break missed but withdrawal now needed with 25-26 date
We have an apprentice who needs to be withdrawn, last having done learning in 25-26. However, it now turns out that they missed two consecutive months of learning and should have been on a break i...
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DSAT 26A-215 planned OTJ implications
We've had our first two apprentices where applying RPL has taken them below the standard minimum. The way read the rules, as long as the hours aren't lower than 187, and the duration isn't less tha...
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19+ App FS - withdrawal after deadline or initial assessment
I'm wondering if my reading of the funding rules is too strict. I've been asked if an apprentice who was 19+ starting in 2024 can now be removed from their FS (with permission of the employer). My...
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Apprenticeship repeating first year, how to handle?
A bit of a new scenario for us here, as we've previously not had apprenticeships that work this way. We have a couple of apprentices who have exceeded the maximum number of exam attempts to pass th...
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App 25/26 - when OTJH are complete but FS isn't
Thought I'd post this just in case anyone else had fallen down a rabbit hole when trying to apply the 25/26 rules 100% literally. I noticed that the complete separation of FS and OTJH in the 25/26 ...
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Apprenticeship Prov and assessment register withdrawn - 11/12/24
Has anyone seen any information about the Apprenticeship Provider and Assessment Register (APAR) being withdrawn? A colleague wanted a list of the EPAOs we use, and when I went to download the late...
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ESMType_08 - ILR Spec and validation don't agree for FM11
We appear to have discovered a discrepancy between the ILR Specification and the validation rules for FM11 over length of unemployment. Spec does not list FM11 as needing this field. Therefore our ...
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Relevance of learning to employment... labour market - evidence?
For a few years the AEB/AFB rules have stated in the evidence section that: Where the learner is unemployed, this must include a record of what you have agreed with them, including the relevance o...
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Tech details concerning change of emp during gateway... exists?
Last mention I can see regarding Para 109 of the funding rules in this forum is from 2 months ago. Has anyone heard anything about the tech guidance they promised? It's been well over 6 months now...