Steveh
MIS and Funding specialist with over 20 years of experience! Remembers submitting funding returns on floppy disks through the post...
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Steveh commented,
It's gone. Suspect the PSM hasn't been fully updated...
It's gone. Suspect the PSM hasn't been fully updated yet.

Steveh commented,
Auditors *do* love counting though, what can I say!
Auditors *do* love counting though, what can I say!

Steveh commented,
Basically, where you've got learners on full year Ba...
Basically, where you've got learners on full year Band 5 programmes that are BTEC Dips, 3 A Levels or big GCSE programmes, and those learners complete the year, an auditor won't be counting planned...

Steveh commented,
Yes, I think that's fair Ben. "Last date they logged...
Yes, I think that's fair Ben. "Last date they logged something eligible on their e-portfolio" probably better than "last register date" depending on the delivery model (although if it's all in the ...

Steveh commented,
Yeah, not your problem though. ESFA aren't daft enou...
Yeah, not your problem though. ESFA aren't daft enough to make one provider responsible for the failures of another...

Steveh commented,
Ooh, if she was still under 18 then the *special* ca...
Ooh, if she was still under 18 then the *special* categories in P391 (22/23 Rules) kick in (she'd be 391.1 from what you're saying here). 16-18 categories *do not* require three years residency. If...

Steveh commented,
1. Query about visas has been escalated to the techn...
1. Query about visas has been escalated to the technical team (am not holding breath) 2. Karen Fone I think (think) that if you had a normal programme that was 18 months and then extended it for (t...

Steveh commented,
Hi Ben Can't help on a direct contact I'm afraid, b...
Hi Ben Can't help on a direct contact I'm afraid, but, as a workaround, have you tried putting FIS on a different machine? We were definitely having problems on our virtual box, where it seems to h...

Steveh commented,
If the learners have been in the ILR without the fla...
If the learners have been in the ILR without the flag, then they will generate a contribution. However, once you add the flag this will* zero off, but the learner will continue to appear on the rep...
Steveh commented,
They've met the condition required to access funding...
They've met the condition required to access funding, so they don't need to continue studying BUT if they're going to go on to an L3 app, they'll need to pass L2 as part of that, so it would be usu...