1. DLOCK report OK?

Is the new funding record approved? I think we've had this happen where an apprentice progresses or transfers to another standard, and the employer has been a bit slow to approve the record, but it...

1. Change of Employer during EPA guidance 23/24

I was also wondering when the technical guidance would be realised. It will be interesting to see if it covers apprentices that sit EPA and then change employer, but need to do resits with employer 2.

1. New DAS needed?

You only get a datalock 09 if the start date in the ILR is before the start date on the apprenticeship service funding record, so in theory you could use the existing funding record.

1. Change Apprenticeship to higher level

Got it - thanks for clarifying Martin

1. Change Apprenticeship to higher level

In the Apprenticeship QAR technical specification it does refer to transfers in the exclusions section:

1. Change Apprenticeship to higher level

Am I right in thinking that if the apprentice was staying with the same employer this could have been logged as a transfer?

1. DLOCK07

This might sound really obvious, but you need to ask the employer to look at the record on the service and approve the change. I've had this recently where the employer hadn't received any notifica...

1. BIL - Return to Learning

Yes, you need to evidence learning on the restart date. It can be any eligible learning activity that counts towards their OTJ training plan (or English/maths as per the funding rules). In terms of...

1. Early Completion - sense check

We recently had a similar situation recently where an apprentice sat EPA in December and then immediately left the company, and the employer put a stop on the record in December. I was under the im...

1. Age of Apprentice & Employer Contribution

It's effectively a withdrawal and new apprenticeship, so I would have thought the eligibility would be as of the new start date (so waiver would not apply). Will be interested to see if anyone can ...