Scenario
An apprentice goes on long-term sick leave
An apprentice is signed off work indefinitely. Deciding between a break in learning and a withdrawal is a funding, performance and evidence decision all at once.
The situation
- Stream
- Apprenticeships
- Position
- Fourteen months into a twenty four month standard
- Event
- Signed off work with no stated return date
- Employer
- Holding the role open for now
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How should this be recorded?
The employer says they will hold the role but cannot say for how long.
The apprentice has not said whether they intend to return to the apprenticeship.
The rules behind this
Evidence is strongest when it is created at the time of the event it describes and is retrievable without reconstruction. Evidence assembled after a query is asked is weaker and takes longer to produce.
Sources
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