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Scenario

A learner transfers to a different course in October

A learner decides the course is not right for them and moves to a different one. Two aims have to be handled correctly.

Funding year2026–27Awaiting verificationSee the sourcesReport an issue

The situation

Event
A learner transfers from one course to another in October
Original aim
Started in September, attended for five weeks
New aim
Starts the week of the transfer

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How is this recorded?

The rules behind this

Official requirement

A learning delivery carries both a planned end date and, once the learner finishes or leaves, an actual end date. The planned date describes the intention at the start; the actual date records what happened.

FEFunding explanation

When a withdrawal is recorded changes both the funding earned and whether the aim counts in the achievement rate. Recording a withdrawal late is not a neutral administrative delay.

Sources

These are the official documents this page rests on. Where a figure, a deadline or an exact rule matters, the document is the authority and this page is the explanation.

Qualification achievement rates and minimum standards (opens in a new tab)

GOV.UKOfficial funding documentAwaiting first verification

Adult Skills Fund funding and performance management rules 2026 to 2027 (opens in a new tab)

GOV.UKOfficial funding document2026–27Awaiting first verification

ILR specification 2026 to 2027 (opens in a new tab)

Department for EducationOfficial technical document2026–27Awaiting first verification

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