The GLA is keen to understand the benefits of all the learning aims it funds. This includes courses with relatively few Guided Learning Hours, and so we are asking you to include any learners enrolled in any GLA-funded learning.
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By AEB do you mean the entire AEB grant? Or do you mean just the formula funded learners? Does this include learners under the Community Learning element?
The survey should be disseminated to all GLA-AEB funded learners, including Community Learning.
Can you define ‘taster course’?
Many providers choose to offer ‘taster’ courses which should last a maximum of two weeks, but in most cases take part in one or two sessions. They should have been designed only to allow learners to decide whether they want to progress to a subsequent learning programme, and not aiming to deliver any other outcomes …
A number of our students have not given consent to be contacted for surveys (regards the ILR privacy notice question). Where do we stand from a legal / data protection perspective when it comes to sending them the baseline survey?
The ILR allows learners to opt in or out of being contacted for general market research, however it does not exclude people from research informing government policy, such as the London Learner Survey. Under the ‘public task’ lawful basis, and in line with the ILR privacy notice, we are permitted to invite all learners to …
Due to the questions asked in the survey around wellbeing, the survey may identify learners who are struggling. Is there anything we can do around safeguarding?
As the survey must remain confidential we can’t contact specific learners based on their responses, however if learners give any indication during the telephone interviews that suggests they are at immediate risk of harm, we would flag this with the relevant learning provider (as safeguarding concerns would override GDPR). Also, if any learners give very …
Is there guidance for tutors on how to explain why we ask these questions, especially around wellbeing?
Yes – there is a specific section within the Tutor FAQ document that answers this question. The learner information leaflet also sets out that these kinds of questions are asked and explains why.
Is there a way of making sure the Learner Reference Number is not duplicated across different institutions?
Our system will combine the Learner Reference Number entered by the learner with the provider ID code to create a unique identifier for that learner, and it can use that unique ID to check if that learner has already completed a baseline survey.
You mention a student number is asked for in the survey. We don’t usually give our students a student number on registration – do we need to generate one?
We will use the student number in two ways – to check if a learner has already completed a baseline survey and does not need to do it again, and to allow us to match the data from the baseline survey to the ILR (by looking up the number entered in the survey against the …
Is the student number requested in the survey the Learner Reference Number on the ILR or the ULN?
The survey asks for the Learner Reference Number, which is the number that providers give to their students on enrolment. This is “LearnRefNumber” in the ILR. It is not the ULN. It is very useful if students give us this number but it is optional in the survey.
Will the follow-up survey include questions that ask for feedback on courses undertaken?
Yes, the follow-up survey will ask for feedback on courses that the learners have undertaken, so at the mainstage providers will get to see the feedback (in anonymised / aggregate form) that their learners have given their courses.