The ESFA intend for providers to eventually obtain the ISO 27001 certificate in Information Security Management. The ESFA planned an incremental process of: Initially attaining Cyber Essentials (CE) by September 2020; and Cyber Essentials Plus (CE+)by September 2021 The pandemic has prompted the ESFA to relax their timescales but in 2021 the ESFA did reiterate […]
The Solvendis Higher Level Learning programme in Safeguarding & Prevent will be of interest and of practical use to Designated Safeguarding Leads and to staff who have a particular responsibility for ensuring the safeguarding and well-being of their learners. Attendance at this high-level workshop will further develop the knowledge and skills of those staff in […]
The DfE provide a suite of tools and reports to allow providers to conduct regular assurance and data checks to ensure they meet the funding rules and rectify anomalies in the ILR data At this seminar, we will look in detail at the online version of the Provider Data Self-Assessment Toolkit (PDSAT) , Funding Information […]
The responsibility for identifying irregularities in the claims process, in part rests with the DfEs Provider Risk and Assurance Team who have been instrumental in recovering millions of pounds from providers through the extrapolated clawback process. In addition, the DfE undertake desktop Financial Audits on your monthly returns with a view to identifying errors, inconsistencies […]
