Glossary
Restart
A learner resuming an aim after a break in learning, recorded so the system understands it is a continuation rather than a new start.
In full
A restart records that a learner has returned to an aim after a break. It is flagged through the monitoring codes so that funding, duration and performance treat the aim as continuing rather than as a fresh start.
An unflagged restart looks like a new start, which distorts start numbers, duration and the achievement rate cohort.
Where this comes up
diagnostic
The Restart indicator has not been returned
If the Original learning start date is returned then there must be a Restart indicator
module
Withdrawals, breaks and restarts
How leaving is recorded, why the date matters as much as the fact, and where the line falls between a break in learning and a withdrawal.
diagnostic
The Learning aim reference is not valid in the LARS database for this Funding model and this Learning start date
For new starts on or after 1 August 2024 and are Free Courses for Jobs provision, then the learning aim start date must not be before the validity start date or be after the last date for new starts (unless the restart indicator is present) for the corresponding validity category in the Validity table in the LARS database
diagnostic
The Learning aim reference is not valid in the LARS database for this Funding model and this Learning start date
For new starts on or after 1 August 2021 and are Community Learning funded then the learning aim start date must not be before the validity start date or be after the last date for new starts (unless the restart indicator is present) for the corresponding validity category in the Validity table in the LARS database
diagnostic
The Learning aim reference is not valid in the LARS database for this Funding model and this Learning start date
For new starts on or after 1 August 2021 and are financed by an Advanced Learner Loan, then the learning aim start date must not be before the validity start date or be after the last date for new starts (unless the restart indicator is present) for the corresponding validity category in the Validity table in the LARS database
diagnostic
The Learning aim reference is not valid in the LARS database for this Funding model and this Learning start date
For new starts on or after 1 August 2021 and are part of a funded apprentice standard programme, a Skills Bootcamp, Other Adult or Non funded component aims, then the learning aim start date must not be before the validity start date or be after the last date for new starts (unless the restart indicator is present) for the corresponding validity category in the Validity table in the LARS database