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Validation rules for Adult skills fund

Updated:
03 September 2025

Rule name Version Status Error message
AchDate_02 1 Active

The Achievement date should not be after the current teaching year end date

AchDate_03 1 Active

The Achievement date must not be before the Learning start date

AchDate_04 1 Active

The Learning actual end date must be returned for this Achievement date

AchDate_05 1 Active

The Achievement date must be after the Learning actual end date

AchDate_07 1 Active

The Achievement date must be before the file preparation date

AddHours_01 2 Changed

The Additional delivery hours must not be returned for learning aims that started prior to 1 August 2015

AddHours_03 1 Active

The Additional delivery hours must only be returned for ESOL qualification or unit aims

AddHours_04 1 Active

The Additional delivery hours must not exceed 24 hours in a day

AddHours_05 1 Active

The Additional delivery hours should not exceed 35 hours in a week

AddHours_06 1 Active

The Additional delivery hours divided by the number of days of study is not greater than 9 and less than 24

AimSeqNumber_02 1 Active

The Aim sequence number is greater than the count of the learning aims

AimType_01 1 Active

The Aim type is not a valid code

AimType_05 1 Active

The Aim type is not valid for this Funding model

AimType_07 1 Active

A core aim must not be recorded with a source of funding of 105

CompStatus_01 1 Active

The Completion status is not a valid code

CompStatus_02 1 Active

The Learning actual end date must not be returned for this Completion status

CompStatus_03 1 Active

The Learning actual end date must be returned for this Completion status

CompStatus_04 1 Active

The Outcome must be returned for this completion status

CompStatus_05 1 Active

The Completion status is not valid for this Outcome

CompStatus_06 1 Active

The Completion status is not valid for this Outcome

ConRefNumber_03 1 Changed

The Contract reference number must not be returned for this Funding model

DelLocPostCode_03 1 Active

The Delivery location postcode is not valid

DelLocPostCode_11 1 Active

The Delivery location postcode is not in the correct format

EmpOutcome_02 1 Deleted

The Employment outcome is not a valid code

FundModel_01 1 Active

The Funding model is not a valid code

FundModel_15 1 Changed

This funding model is not valid for this LDM code

FundModel_18 5 Changed

The funding model is not valid for this source of funding

FundModel_19 3 New

This Funding model is not valid for starts before 1 August 2024

FundModel_21 3 New

Funding model 38 cannot be used if the Original Learning Start Date is before 1 August 2024. Use Funding model 35.

LearnActEndDate_01 1 Active

The Learning actual end date must be after the Learning start date

LearnActEndDate_04 1 Active

The Learning actual end date must be before the file preparation date

LearnAimRef_01 1 Active

The Learning aim reference is not a valid lookup on LARS

LearnAimRef_30 1 Active

The Learning aim reference is not valid for a programme aim

LearnAimRef_88 1 Active

The Learning aim reference is not valid in the LARS database for this Funding model and this Learning start date

LearnAimRef_118 1 Active

The Learning aim reference is not valid in the LARS database for this Source of Funding and this Learning start date

LearnAimRef_119 1 Active

The Learning aim reference is not valid in the LARS database for this Source of Funding for this teaching year

LearnAimRef_120 1 Active

The Learning aim reference is not valid in the LARS database for this Source of Funding and this Learning start date

LearnAimRef_121 1 Active

The Learning aim reference is not valid in the LARS database for this Source of Funding for this teaching year

LearnAimRef_133 1 Changed

The aim must have MCA_GLA Validity category in the Validity table in the LARS database

LearnAimRef_135 1 Changed

The learning aim is not valid for Adult Skills Fund funding

LearnAimRef_136 4 Changed

The learning aim is not valid for Adult Skills Fund funding

LearnAimRef_137 1 New

The learning aim is not valid for Adult Skills Fund funding

LearnAimRef_138 4 Changed

The Learning aim reference is not valid in the LARS database for this Funding model and this Learning start date

LearnAimRef_139 4 Changed

The Learning aim reference is not valid in the LARS database for this Funding model and this Learning start date

LearnAimRef_140 4 Changed

The Learning aim reference is not valid in the LARS database for this Funding model and this Learning start date

LearnAimRef_141 4 Changed

The Learning aim reference is not valid in the LARS database for this Funding model for this teaching year

LearnAimRef_142 4 Changed

The aim must have ADULT_SKILLS Validity category in the Validity table in the LARS database

LearnAimRef_143 1 New

The Learning aim reference is not valid in the LARS database for this Funding model and this Learning start date

LearnAimRef_144 1 New

The Learning aim reference is not valid in the LARS database for this Funding model for this teaching year

LearnAimRef_145 1 New

The Learning aim reference is not valid in the LARS database for this Funding model and this Learning start date