Alan Taws

Alan Taws posted on the forum topic 16-18 LR learner turned 19 in the group Data Issues:   3 days, 18 hours ago

We have decided to go with updating source of funding but not contracting organisation – so we have source of funding 105-SFA and contracting org remains as it was before year start i.e YPxx

Which is at odds with Sharon's advice (and LIS) but the OLDC seems to like it…

Alan Taws posted on the forum topic 16-18 LR learner turned 19 in the group Data Issues:   3 days, 18 hours ago

Thanks Sharon – but this problem occurs for all the UKPRNs I manage so it seems like the OLDC has nothing in place to ensure funding for 16-18 learners who have turned 19 before August. Bearing in mind that the R06 will be used to determine our allocation for next year, I'd appreciate some assurance [...]

Alan Taws started the forum topic 16-18 LR learner turned 19 in the group Data Issues:   3 days, 19 hours ago

Can somebody please clarify the changes needed when a learner has carried into the new academic year after turning 19 – so source of funding was oriignally set to 107-YPLA and contracting org set to a YP region code.
Guidance on the IA FAQs states that source of funding needs to be changed to 105-SFA [...]

Alan Taws started the forum topic 16-18 LR learner turned 19 funding in the group Own Software Writers Group:   6 days, 18 hours ago

I've got quite a lot of Foundation Learning learners who started age 16-18 but have turned 19 before the start of the new academic year. Guidance states we changes Source of Funding to 105-SFA and change contracting organisation to an SFA regional code (doesn't apply to colleges).
My problem with this is that I was [...]

Alan Taws posted on the forum topic LIS V19 in the group Data Service Software:   2 weeks, 6 days ago

Does anyone have the direct email address for reporting LIS bugs -I had it as CVH-LISLADqueries@lsc.gov.uk but guessing that no longer exists?