Improving the Individualised Learner Record

One of the ongoing priorities for the information authority is to identify failings and implement improvements to the Individualised Learner Record (ILR) Specification and to make the data collection process more transparent to suppliers of information.

Having established sector ownership of the ILR, we published a transparent change process in March 2008. This included clear assessment criteria, which will be applied to other data collections and processes over time. The timescales in which these changes take place can be seen below.

We travelled the country and talked extensively to providers about what changes could be made to improve their stability and planning. Their feedback was used to inform our decisions.

Earlier Publication of the ILR Specification

The ILR Specification has been published earlier in since 2008 - it has been published in November. We hope to do this again in 2011. The earlier publication date allows providers and software suppliers/ writers more time to get their systems ready for the new round of data collection.

View the 2011/12 change timetable
View the 2012/13 change timetable