Apprenticeship Service

AppSerAgeEligibility_01

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Name	AppSerAgeEligibility_01
Version	3
Status	New
Category	Apprenticeship Service
Severity	Error
Error message	This learner does not meet the age eligibility criteria for this standard on the start date of the programme aim
Intent	The apprenticeship funding rules specify which standards have an age eligibility criteria for learners. This rule prevents these standards from being started as the learner does not meet the age eligibility for the specific standard on the start date of the programme.
Guidance	Ensure that for Learning aims starting after the 1 August 2026, that is an Apprenticeship funded programme aim, only eligible learners based on age are valid for the standard at the start of the programme.
Description	For Learning aims starting after the 1 August 2026, that are Apprenticeship funded programme aims, only eligible learners based on age are valid for the standard at the start of the programme

Detailed error condition

Detailed description	Where the learning aim started on or after 1 August 2026 ( LearningDelivery.LearnStartDate >= 2026-08-01), and are a funded apprenticeship standard ( LearningDelivery.FundModel = 36 and LearningDelivery.ProgType =25) and a programme aim ( LearningDelivery.AimType = 1), only eligible learners based on age ( LearningDelivery.LearnStartDate - Learner.DateOfBirth ) are valid for the standard ( LearningDelivery.StdCode ) on the start date of the programme. (error where ( LearningDelivery.LearnStartDate - Learner.DateOfBirth ) > than the defined age eligibility specified for this standard ( LearningDelivery.StdCode ) on the start date of the programme aim ( LearningDelivery.LearnStartDate ))
Exclusions	Aims that are a restart ( LearningDeliveryFAM.LearnDelFAMType = RES)
Flow chart	Open flow chart in a new window Flow chart details Flowchart for 'AppSerAgeEligibility_01' rule 1. Is the aim a Restart? If 'Yes' rule not triggered If 'No' then: 2. Is the aim start on or after 1 August 2026? If 'No' rule not triggered If 'Yes' then: 3. Is the aim a funded apprenticeship standard programme (FM = 36, ProgType = 25 and AimType = 1)? If 'No' rule not triggered If 'Yes' then: 4. Does the age of the learner exceed the defined age eligibility for this standard on the start date of the programme aim? If 'Yes' then the rule is triggered If 'No' then the rule is not triggered

Change summary

Version 3	This rule is New at version 3

Status summary

Current SLD severity	Error
Current FIS severity	N/A
Is this rule in FIS?	No
Field values	LearningDelivery.LearnStartDate LearningDelivery.FundModel LearningDelivery.ProgType LearningDelivery.AimType LearningDelivery.StdCode Learner.DateOfBirth LearningDeliveryFAM.LearnDelFAMType

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