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Helping you to prepare for the move to a single ILR

Published: 13 July 2011
The information authority and the Data Service have published two new presentations to assist learning providers with preparations for the implementation of the 2011/12 ILR.

PDF file The single ILR for 2011/12 (167Kb)
PDF file LIS for 2011/12 - conversion and amalgamation (210Kb)

The LIS presentation explains how to use the LIS to:

  • validate and check files prior to data submission
  • convert flat files to XML
  • amalgamate files
  • merge records

The information authority has also produced a summary of changes to the 2011/12 ILR, available from the 2011/12 ILR Specification page, which includes details of:

  • new and removed fields
  • changes to validation rules
  • code changes within existing fields
  • Apprenticeship data requirements

Don't forget to take a look at the single ILR FAQs and keep up to date on the changes to the data collection systems.