Tag Archives: PFR

R03 And Period 13 Are Looming

The end of period 3 is always a particularly important time in the SFA year, and is even more stressful this year. By November 4th, you’ll need to have all your first quarter SFA data into the Data Service: we understand that the SFA really will pay on actuals this time. Now, the XML submission … read more

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New LIS Released

As you’ll have noticed, a new version of LIS 19.01 was released on October 20th by The Data Service.  We’ve had a play with it: on the whole, it’s an improvement on the previous version.  When you install it, do remember to uninstall the old version first, and to update the provider data. There are … read more

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Skills Funding Agency announces payment arrangements for R02 ILR return

Colleagues Please note the following statement from the Skills Funding Agency: ‘The Skills Funding Agency wrote to providers in August about changes in the way data is captured and returned to the Agency. In August the Agency paid those providers that are usually paid on actuals (19+ Adult Skills Budget, 16-18 Apprenticeships, Joint Investment Programme (JIP) … read more

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PFR Availability

You will probably have heard that PFRs to show your SFA funding will not be available until November. Fortunatly PICS can help you accurately track your funding. read more

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Online Data Collections for Period 2

We understand that OLDC is scheduled to be available from the morning of September 27th. Since you were paid on profile for August, you need to be sure that you can get as much data as possible into your September claim. read more

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