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Definitions and guidance for each category on the Learning Aim Reference Service (LARS). It covers various categories such as Loans Length, Trades Union Congress, Work Preparation, and Class codes, among others. Each category is defined by its purpose, usage, and relevant guidance documents.
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For each parent category, this document contains:
what the category is being used for by the Skills Funding Agency (SFA). We will update this document if we approve requests from other organisations. additional guidance where applicable the category name and code
The purpose of this category is to identify learning aims which can be recorded to represent work preparation, and specifically work preparation for traineeships.
These categories are used for the Traineeship funding calculation, funding systems monitoring and validation, statistics and analysis.
For further guidance, refer to the Funding Rates and Formula 2015 to 2016 or the Funding Rates and Formula 2016 to 2017 document under the traineeships section.
The parent category is ‘SFA Work Preparation’ (code 1), which contains:
‘Work Preparation – SFA Traineeships’ (code 2).
The purpose of this category is to identify learning aims which can be recorded to represent work placement, and specifically work placement for Traineeships.
This category is used for the Traineeship funding calculation, funding systems monitoring and validation, statistics and analysis.
For further guidance, refer to the Funding Rates and Formula 2015 to 2016 or the Funding Rates and Formula 2016 to 2017 document under the Traineeships section.
The parent category is ‘Class Code Category I: Work Experience / Placement’ (code
‘Work Placement – SFA Funded’ (code 4).
This category identifies qualifications designated by the Department for Education as Tech Levels for the purposes of the 2017 ‘16 to 19 Performance Tables’.
This Tech Level category is used by the Advanced Learner Loans Bursary (‘loans bursary’) funding calculation in 2015 to 2016 only. They identify the maximum length which applies when a Tech Level is funded by an Advanced Learner Loan (‘loan').
For further guidance, refer to the Funding Rates and Formula 2015 to 2016 document under the ‘Maximum length of the loan’ section.
The parent category is ‘Tech Levels 2017’ (code 6) which contains:
‘Tech Levels 2017 – 2 Year Loan’ (code 7) ‘Tech Levels 2017 – 3 Year Loan’ (code 8)
The EYE category is used by the loans bursary funding calculation.
This category identifies when a learning aim is a Level 3 and 4 Early Years Educator and has been confirmed as ‘full and relevant’ by the National College for Teaching and Leadership. The loans bursary calculation applies this definition for 2015 to 2016 only when the learning aim is funded by a loan.
For further guidance, refer to the Funding Rates and Formula 2015 to 2016 document under the ‘Maximum length of the loan’ section.
The parent category is ‘Early Years Educators 15/16’ (code 9), which contains:
‘Early Years Educators 15/16 - 2 Year Loan’ (code 10) ‘Early Years Educators 15/16 - 3 Year Loan’ (code 11).
This category is used for funding systems monitoring and validation, ILR validation rules, statistics and analysis.
Trade Union Congress (TUC) learning aims which are undertaken by Trade Union representatives are fully funded. These learning aims are not available for Advanced Learner Loans for 2015 to 2016.
The category is ‘Trades Union Congress’ (code 19).
These categories identify qualifications that are:
‘standalone’ qualifications in fork lift-truck, food hygiene, health and safety and first aid at work Licence to Practise qualifications at Level 2 in security guarding, door supervision and CCTV operations (public space surveillance)
These categories are used within funding monitoring, ILR validation rules, statistics, and analysis.
For further guidance, refer to the Qualifications Eligibility Principles document and ILR specification, validation rules and appendices 2015 to 2016.
The parent category is ‘Standalone and Licence to Practise’ (code 20)
‘Standalone’ (code 21) ’Licence to Practise – Security’ (code 22)
The following categories are grouped to flag class codes as defined by the ILR Specification, Appendix H, learning aim class codes.
For further guidance, refer to the ILR specification 2015 to 2016: version 3 (29 July
The parent category is ‘All Class Code Categories’ (Code 3), which contains:
Class Code Category A: Non Regulated Provision (SFA Formula Funded) (Code 23) Class Code Category B: Non Regulated English, Maths, and ESOL Provision (SFA Formula Funded) (Code 24) Class Code Category C: Components of Units of Adult Basic Skills Certificates (historically known as ‘NQF units’) (SFA Formula Funded) (Code
Class Code Category D: Innovation Code (Code 26) Class Code Category E: Non Regulated Provision (not Community Learning or SFA Formula Funded) (Code 27) Class Code Category F: Non Regulated Provision (Community Learning) (Code 28) Class Code Category G: Non Regulated English, Maths and ESOL Provision (not SFA Formula Funded) (Code 29) Class Code Category H: Components of qualifications (also know as ‘NQF units’)(Code 30) Class Code Category I: Work Experience / Placement (Code 31) Class Code Category J: Supported Internship (Code 32) Class Code Category K: Programme Aim (Code 33) Class Code Category L: ESF Co-financed (Code 34) Class Code Category M: Conversion Codes between Higher National Qualifications (Code 35) Class Code Category O: Education Assessments (Code 36)
