Personal account and record of learning

Q1: Will providers need to capture a record of their students’ learning?

A: All universities, colleges and other providers currently record student's achievements in some form. To support the LLE modular study, the government will introduce a standardised transcript, which will capture a student’s assessed achievements for modules. The standardised transcript will need to contain specific pieces of information. These are outlined in the LLE guidance on GOV.UK.

When a student completes a module, they'll have evidence that they can use when entering a new course or module, or to share with employers. This evidence can also be used to transfer between university, college or training centre. The standardised transcript will capture a student’s assessed achievements under the new credit-based system and must contain specific information that supports

• portability of learning
• consistency of recording outcomes
• credit accumulation
• transfer between providers

These requirements are designed to give learners and providers confidence in how modular attainment is recognised.

This transcript is for providers to use, SLC will not actively monitor that you have provided a transcript in our systems, as is the case with the award of a qualification in respect of full courses.

Q2: Will registration be required for each module?

A: Yes, for all individual modules a student applies for we will need providers to confirm registration for each one. If a student applies for a full course, such as a degree, we require a single registration confirmation for each course year.

Q3: Who makes the final award when a student with aggregated modular study is enrolled on a course to complete all modules of a full qualification?

A: This is not really for the student finance system to determine. The university will make an offer for a full award or modular components, at their discretion. Either way, the student will be able to take out fee loan support to the value of the remaining credits being studied, assuming they have sufficient TFL entitlement available.       

Q4: Will providers have access to students’ LLE accounts to check the amount of funding they have left? 

A: Providers will not have direct access to the students’ LLE information. Students can disclose the information to providers should they wish to do so.