Employer Responsive Group

This group is for representatives from Employer Responsive providers who are responsible for preparing an sending ER ILR returns.   

Meeting outputs

At the meeting on 8 July, the following issues were covered:  

  • The Skills Funding Agency’s National Director of Provider Financial Assurance gave an overview of the new audit regime and discussed audit issues with the group.
  • An overview of Guidance Note 4 which clarifies how the Skills Funding Agency will implement the freedoms and flexibilities for colleges, training organisations and employers announced by John Hayes on 17 June.
  • The Data Service provided an update on its software tools and heard concerns from the group about the limited information currently available on the Learning Aims Database for 2010/11.
  • A reminder of key changes to the 2010/11 ILR, discussion on some current ILR issues and the data requirements for Foundation Learning.
  • There was a presentation from LLUK on the benefits of returning the Staff Individualised Record. LLUK provides online tools that  enable learning providers to create bespoke analyses of their workforce data, compare their data at national/regional levels and benchmark against sector norms.

More detailed outputs will be published shortly.

Meeting papers

19 March 2010
Word Employer Responsive Group - Agenda - 19 March 2010 (95Kb)
Word Employer Responsive Group - Minutes - 19 March 2010 (121Kb)
Excel Mapping Table - Local Authorities to LSC Regions (54Kb)

08 July 2010
Word file Employer Responsive Group - Agenda - 08 July 2010 (95Kb)

Date of the next meeting

29 October 2010

Interested in joining the group?

Please send an e-mail to cst@theia.org.uk if you are interested in joining the group.