1. Covid incentive payments

Steve is correct, the employer claimed for the incentives via their AS account and received the money into their AS account. We were out of the loop in this regard (despite many employers opinions ...

1. Care Leavers Bursary

I'm not aware the employer receives a matching £1,000 and it is the full £1,000 after 60 days on program, paid directly to the learner.    

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My understanding is that 9x9 is acceptable and that employer details are now extracted from the AS payment record.

1. Versions of Standards changed with no warning

Heck I feel your pain we are suffering some fallout from similar past events during audit. What standard is this? and does anyone know what ones have changed ? Thanks in advance  

1. Additional Payments - BIL

I would say the employer is not entitled to it as the learner is not "on program" on the 90th day. Whether ESFA claws back the money or not you still have to check entitlement e.g. has the learner ...

1. Employer wrongly stops a learner on DAS

Ah yes, so if they stopped a learner from July they can't go back in and just change the stop month to April, they have to create a new entry.

1. Employer wrongly stops a learner on DAS

Follow up question - can the employer actually revise a stop month once they have put one in ? I didn't think they could ?

1. Funding Rules 22/23 - Training Plan

We use the draw facility and a text box in Excel. On a touch screen the signer can then use there finger or a stylus in excel (from the top menu). On a touch screen the signer can then use there fi...

1. BiL or Not

My view is that he is still in learning so there is no need to take a break from it. The OTJ can be "lumpy" and does not need to be continuous.