Apprentice trainers were led to believe that full funding for a level 3 apprentice would be ‘clawed back’ if the apprentice did not pass their maths and English GCSEs by the end of their course.
The SFA has now issued a correction, saying that only the final payment – about 20 per cent of the funding – would be withdrawn in this scenario.
The original information from the SFA servicedesk reads, ‘If the learner does not achieve their maths/English by the end of the EYE course then this (EYE) would need to be coded as withdrawn - no achievement as they wouldn't have met the eligibility as set out in the funding rules 14/15. Regarding the funding, if anything needs to be clawed back it will be done so automatically.’
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