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How to register on the learning records service

Registration documents for learning providers and awarding organisations to gain access to the learning records service (LRS) portal and services.

Updates to this page

From:
Department for Education and Education and Skills Funding Agency
Published:
7 March 2014
Last updated:
8 May 2026
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  1. Replaced ‘LRB organisation registration and agreement form’ with ‘Registering to use LRS as a learning provider’.

  2. Updated 'LRB organisation registration and agreement form' to include a new user research sign-up section and replace references to ESFA with DfE.

  3. Updated with latest version of 'Learning provider service charter'.

  4. Updated 'LRB organisation registration and agreement form'.

  5. We've added information about registering to use LRS as an awarding organisation.

  6. We have published a new version of the LRB organisation registration and agreement form.

  7. We have published the latest LRS awarding organisation agreement and updated the Awarding organisation registration form.

  8. We have updated the LRS awarding organisation agreement.

  9. We have published new versions of the LRB organisation registration and agreement form and the LRS awarding organisation agreement.

  10. We have published an updated version of the LRS user agreement: for employees of a registered organisation.

  11. We have updated the LRS awarding organisation agreement.

  12. LRB organisation registration and agreement Form added and change of super user form replaced with updated version

  13. We have updated the LRS learning provider agreement.

  14. We have updated the learning provider organisation registration form.

  15. Updated the learning provider and the awarding organisation registration forms.

  16. Updated versions of Organisation amendment form, Change of super user, LRB organisation registration form, AO organisation registration form, LRS learning provider agreement and LRS awarding organisation agreement.

  17. New versions of Awarding organisation agreement and AO organisation registration form uploaded on 15 December 2017.

  18. New version of Learning provider agreement uploaded on 15 December 2017.

  19. New version of Learning provider service charter uploaded on 13 November 2017.

  20. New versions of Organisation amendment form, Change of super user, LRB organisation registration form and AO organisation registration form uploaded on 1 November 2017.

  21. New versions of LRS user agreement, Awarding organisation agreement, Service charter and AO organisation registration form uploaded on 30 October 2017.

  22. New version of four documents uploaded on 13 October 2017 - Organisation Registration form, Learning Provider Agreement, Organisation Amendment form, LRS Change of Super User form.

  23. Updated change of super user form.

  24. New version of LRS change of super user form uploaded on 25 September 2017.

  25. Four registration documents uploaded in Word format on 30 March 2017.

  26. New version of Awarding organisation registration form uploaded on 24 November 2016.

  27. New versions of all files on this page uploaded on 23 November 2016.

  28. LRS developer registration form removed from this page on 12 October 2016.

  29. Four revised files uploaded on 29 September 2016: * Organisation amendment form * Organisation registration form * Change of super user * Developer registration form

  30. New version of Super User form uploaded on 14 September 2016.

  31. New version of LRS registration form uploaded on 9 August 2016.

  32. New version of Organisation Details Amendment form uploaded on 3 June 2016.

  33. New version of LRS change of super user document uploaded on 1 April 2016.

  34. New version of LRS awarding organisation agreement uploaded on 29 March 2016.

  35. New version of LRS awarding organisation agreement uploaded on 06 January 2016.

  36. New version of LRS awarding organisation agreement uploaded on 4 December 2015.

  37. New version of Learning Provider Service Charter uploaded on 09 November 2015.

  38. New version of LRS Learner Provider Agreement uploaded on 30 September 2015.

  39. New version of Learning Provider: Service Charter uploaded on 10 December 2014.

  40. New attachments added: Learning provider agreement, Learning provider agreement - modifications summary, Learning provider - service charter

  41. New version of Change of Super User form uploaded

  42. Rebranding of LRS documents.

  43. Minor editorial change to advice for developers using the developer registration form.

  44. First published.

Applies to England, Northern Ireland and Wales

Documents

Registering to use LRS as a learning provider

https://lrs.education.gov.uk/learning-provider-access/application

LRS user agreement: for employees of a registered organisation

https://lrs.education.gov.uk/Public/UserAgreement

Registering to use LRS as an awarding organisation

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LRS change of super-user form

PDF, 242 KB, 3 pages

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Learning provider service charter

PDF, 369 KB, 15 pages

Details

The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) closed on 31 March 2025. All activity has moved to the Department for Education (DfE). You should continue to follow this guidance.

LRS change of super-user form

Use this form if an organisation wishes to amend their super-user.

Guides for learning providers, local authorities and awarding organisations on how to use the LRS are available.

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