Low wage pilot (employed students)
For all providers with low wage employed Students, providers will need to use the following DAM code: 25.1. 010 Devolved AEB Low Wage
The DAM code above is to be used for the Students funded by the WMCA.
*Please note that LDM code 363 is only to be used for Student’s residents in non-devolved areas where the source of funding remains 105.
Where this DAM code is used for employed Students with evidenced low wage satisfying the following conditions:
- Eligible for Co-Funding (for Entry, Level 1 and Level 2) and
- Earning less than the living wage, and
- Enrolled on learning up to and including Level 3
- If the aim is at level 3, then it must be the Student’s first full level 3
The ILR must be coded as follows:
ILR Name |
ILR code |
Mandatory |
Notes |
|
EmpStat |
10 | Y |
Employment Status at the start of the learning aim |
| LSDPostcode |
Student Postcode |
Y |
Students must have a WMCA postcode |
|
FundModel |
35 | Y | |
|
SOF |
112 | Y | |
|
FFI |
1 | Y |
Fully Fund the aim |
|
DAM |
023 |
Y |
Prevents validation error |
|
DAM |
010 | Y |
For Low Wage WMCA Students, use this DAM code |
|
DAM |
002 | N |
Required for Procured AEB i.e. All ITP provision and if an activity is part of the Grant Growth Contract award |
Using the above combination will allow providers to fully fund the Student as part of the low wage pilot, without the need to calculate OtherFundAdj i.e OtherFundAdj should be left blank
For low waged Students DAM code 023 must be used alongside 010. DAM code 023 will switch off the validation rules and DAM code 010 will identify it as a low waged Student. If the provider does not use DAM code 023, then the method described in the above table will not work.
If the provider is funding a Level 3 aim under Low Wage Pilot, the aim must be included on the Level 3 Entitlement list published by the ESFA and be the Student’s first full level 3 qualification.
Low wage ILR coding should not be used if an activity is covered under legal entitlement (English, Math or 19-23 First Full L2/L3)