Darren Hands
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Completion Holdback
I'm hoping someone may be able to offer some suggestions here. We have an apprentice who passed their EPA last month and was processed in our ILR return. However, it than transpired the ESFA have ...
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Clawback of funding
I'm having one of those moments and hopefully someone can clarify something for me. We have a learner with a planned end date in April 23 but actually completed their learning ahead of schedule in ...
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Returning Learning
We have a learner who was past their planned end date - yet was slightly behind on progress - left their employer back in March 2022 and was withdrawn at that point in time. Several months later an...
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Learner Made Redundant Prior to EPA
Can anyone offer any help with this query please? We have an apprentice who has passed their end date for learning and is due to undertake their EPA but has been made redundant. No issues here in ...
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Minimum Apprenticeship Wage
Looking for some advice here please. We have an apprentice (16 years old) who withdrew from the programme after 6 months. Four months later, she has gone back to the same employer and wishes to re...
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Off-Job-Hours and EPA reporting where Transfered
Bit of a strange query here following a discussion here in the office which I hope someone can give a definitive answer to. A learner started their apprenticeship with PROVIDER "A" but then is tran...
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Change of Employer
I'm looking for some clarity please. If a learner is made redundant - I understand the old rules and now the new rules about BiLs etc up to 12 weeks; If they leave their employer voluntarily or are...
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DLOCK_10 Issue
We have 2 learners who left their previous employers in November of last year (2021) and the employer stopped things on DAS in November 2021. They were withdrawn with November dates although they ...
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Employer ended apprentice in error on DAS
I'm looking for some advice with a strange one. An employer "accidently" ended an apprenticeship for one of their employees in error who still has around half of the planned duration to go. They ca...
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BIL in previous Year - Now a Withdrawal
I think I know the answer to this but just wanted to check. We have a learner who went on to a Break in Learning in January 2021. We have just found out that they will not be returning and so must...