Nicola Lespeare
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Level of highest qual unknown - international certificates
Hello If an apprentice with international certificates doesn't know the level of their highest qualification, is it acceptable to enter code '97 - other qualification, level not known'? This code i...
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Returning Apprentice Levy funding using code 99
Hello If an apprentice was incorrectly assessed as eligible for levy funding and the funding model in the ILR is changed from ‘36 – Apprenticeships’ to ’99 Non-funded (No ESFA funding for this lear...
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Evidencing Functional Skills Training
Hello Re the funding rule P35.2 applicable to apprentices who require Functional Skills training - does P35.2 mean the apprentice needs to evidence Functional Skills active learning AND the appr...
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Apprentice completes EPA and leaves employer pre-result outcome
Hello Where an apprentice completes their EPA, then leaves their employer before the EPA result is released: If the apprentice passes the EPA, how is the 20% completion payment triggered if the em...
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Functional Skills End Dates
Hi, a query related to Functional Skills funding for Apprenticeships. In the ILR, providers enter an expected end date for when they anticipate the FS aim will end so that the £471 FS funding can b...
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Functional Skills funding | Guided Learning hours
Hello, we're intending to deliver the Functional Skills qualification in English L1 and draw down FS funding (£471). The ESFA Technical Funding guide specifies 55 hours of guided learning. Is this...
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Employer hasn't signed the DAS Employer Agreement
Is there a way for the Training Provider to check in DAS to see if the employer has signed the Apprenticeship Service Employer Agreement?
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Learners past planned end date and completion
If a learner started their apprenticeship in the funding year 2020/21 on a 14 month programme, would they have a maximum of 3 funding years to complete i.e. they would need to complete their EPA ...
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Submit R13 and R1 ? Carry over learners
Hi We have learners whose apprenticeship duration spans across 2 academic years (i.e. duration is longer than 12 months). We have submitted our ILR for 21/22 (R13) - this relates to all learners...
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How to manually calculate the % of our retention rates?
Please we receive advice on a formula to calculate the following data: How to manually calculate the % of our retention rates? Do we need to calculate retention based on all learners who started w...