Welcome to feconnect

The online network for people working with learner data in further education

feconnect provides an online meeting place where you can talk to colleagues about data issues and help each other to resolve problems, as well as a forum for consultation on data standards and quality developments.

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    Greta posted on the forum topic Rich Williams in the Hot Seat in the group Data Issues:   3 days, 17 hours ago

    Martin/Casper, thank you for your further comments on the Hot Seat answers.

    The credibility reports are about five months late, and this is due to a resourcing issue, where I have had to prioritise other projects above these reports, eg FE Choices, impact assessment of 2011/12 SFA Shadow Funding Calculation changes and the SFR. We are [...]

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    Greta posted on the forum topic Rich Williams in the Hot Seat in the group Data Issues:   3 days, 17 hours ago

    Martin/Casper, thank you for your further comments on the Hot Seat answers.

    The credibility reports are about five months late, and this is due to a resourcing issue, where I have had to prioritise other projects above these reports, eg FE Choices, impact assessment of 2011/12 SFA Shadow Funding Calculation changes and the SFR. We are [...]

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    Andrew Porter joined the group Data Issues   3 days, 17 hours ago

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    fazia wrote a new blog post: Some useful tools to help you with your ILR returns and reporting   3 days, 23 hours ago

    ILR Data Quality e-learning course

    The Data Service recently launched its new elearning course on ILR Data Quality. In three weeks we have had over 600 providers sign up to the course, with over 500 having studied the course, spending over 480 hours in learning time on it. A great result, and clearly a [...]

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    martinwest posted on the forum topic Funding for the unemployed….. x 2 in the group Data Issues:   5 days, 22 hours ago

    Hi,

    Yes the unemployed could do more than one qualification (a programme) although the intention is that many will work towards credit achievement to prepare them for employment with further training. The reason for this is that this cohort may require approval to study as they must always be available to take up employment (as a [...]

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    johnnyfr started the forum topic Funding for the unemployed….. x 2 in the group Data Issues:   6 days, 13 hours ago

    Hi all,
    I'm new here and fairly new to the crazy world of funding.

    Like a lot of others, we are trying to react to the (inevitable) news that workplace learning and classroom based are going to be co-funded at best from August.

    Obviously, we are looking at the unemployed sector if possible due to full funding there.

    My [...]

News

Rich Williams in the Hot Seat
Rich Williams, Head of the Data Service, took part in a Q&A session on feconnect for the week up to Wednesday 9 May.

Rich has now posted all of his answers to your questions.

To see all of the Q&As go to the Hot Seat

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Help

Peer Support: If you have any queries about submitting data in the ILR, members of the feconnect community will probably be able to help. Just start a new discussion topic explaining your issue in the appropriate group forum and wait for the replies.

FAQs: Before you post a new topic you may find it helpful to cast your eye over our ILR FAQs. If your question is a common concern it may already have been raised and responded to.

Service Desk: If you are still in need of help, please call the Data Service on 0870 2670001 or email the Service Desk

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