Scenario
A learner starts three weeks after the class
A late joiner is enrolled with the class start date rather than their own. It looks tidier and it is wrong.
The situation
- Class
- Started in September
- Learner
- Joined three weeks later
- Recorded
- With the class start date
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Does it matter?
The rules behind this
A funding rule is only ever true for a stated funding year. Carrying an answer from one year into another, without checking, is one of the most common causes of an incorrect claim.
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Sources
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