Personal account and record of learning

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

(Updated 5 November 2025)

A: All universities, colleges and other providers currently record a student's achievements in some form. To support the LLE, the government will introduce a standardised transcript. This will capture a student’s assessed achievements under the new credit-based system. The standardised transcript will need to contain specific pieces of information which will be outlined in future guidance. We expect this guidance to be published in spring 2026.

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.

Q2: Will registration be required for each module?

A: Yes, for all individual modules we will need providers to confirm registration.

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 or college 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 LLE balance available.  

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

(Added 5 November 2025)

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.