Glossary
Aim type
The field that says what role an aim plays: a programme aim, a component of a programme, or a standalone aim.
In full
Aim type distinguishes a programme aim, which represents the overall programme a learner is on, from the component aims delivered within it, and from aims that stand on their own.
Getting aim type wrong changes how the funding calculation and the performance calculation treat the record, and is a common cause of unexpected funding.
Where this comes up
module
The anatomy of the ILR
What is actually inside the Individualised Learner Record: the entities, how they nest, and which fields carry the funding.
diagnostic
An aim has ended but no outcome has been recorded
The aim has an actual end date, so the system knows it finished, but nothing records whether the learner achieved it. The achievement rate calculation treats an aim with no achievement recorded as a non-achievement.
diagnostic
An aim is on the ILR but generates no funding
The aim validates and appears on the ILR, but generates no earnings. Validation and funding are different tests: a record can be perfectly valid and still not qualify for funding.
diagnostic
Learning support is claimed but the evidence chain is incomplete
A learning support claim has been made, but one of the links in the chain is missing: the assessment of need, the record of support actually delivered, the cost of delivering it, or the recording that triggers the claim.
module
Adult Skills Fund: earning, evidencing and reconciling
An allocation you have to earn, with eligibility that must be evidenced before you claim, and a reconciliation at the end that can reduce what you keep.
scenario
An adult learner is recorded under the wrong funding model
An aim has been recorded under a funding model that does not match the provision. Everything downstream is assessed against the wrong rulebook.