Learners undertaking English or maths within an apprenticeship when they have already achieved level 1 or above
This has been flagged because it is worth checking. It may be entirely correct. Investigate before assuming anything is wrong.
In plain English
We will fund an apprentice up to level 2 in English or maths or both subjects where they do not already hold a suitable equivalent qualification. For 19+ apprentices, English and maths are an optional part of the programme. Where the apprentice already holds approved level 1 qualifications, they must start, continue to study, and take the assessments for a level 2 English or maths. The latest funding rules confirm that apprentices with GCSE grades D to G or grades 3 to 1 have already met the level 1 requirement. They are not eligible for further funding at entry level or level 1.
Why it matters
This report identifies records worth investigating. Appearing on it does not mean the record is wrong.
Most likely causes
Ranked, because in practice a few causes explain most cases.
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How to investigate
In your system
These steps are system-neutral: they describe what has to be true in the data, which is the same whatever software your college runs. We do not publish supplier screen paths we have not verified, because menu locations differ by version and by local configuration, and a confidently wrong instruction is worse than none.
System-neutral
- Read the official wording for this record in the source named below.
- Find the affected records in your own data using the fields listed.
- Trace each one back to the source system entry that produced it.
- Correct the cause in the source system rather than the generated file.
Building your own map of where each of these lives in your system is the most useful induction document an MIS team can have. How to build one.
How to fix it
Stop this happening again
Fixing the record clears this case. A control is what stops the next one, so each of these names what to do, who owns it and how often.