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Information for learners and parents about their personal learning record and unique learner number.
Information for colleges, training organisations and employers about the learning aim reference service, also known as LARS.
Guidance about accessing the LRS organisational portal and latest releases. Includes the monthly headline report for national learners aged 14+.
The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) closed on 31 March 2025.…
Registration documents for learner registration bodies (LRB) and awarding organisations to gain access to the learning records service (LRS) portal and services.
Guides for learning providers, local authorities and awarding organisations on how to use the learning records service and manage event data challenges.
Explains to learners how their qualification data is used if they allow others to see their personal learning record.
Shows the scheduled maintenance dates for the LRS organisation portal and the uploading individualised learner record (ILR) achievement data testing.
Documents to help schools, colleges and training providers (LRBs) produce and upload batch files and deal with exceptions.
How to contact the learning records service (LRS) for help, support, or to make a complaint.
Use the validation tool to test if a batch file you have prepared for upload is in the correct format.
Guides for awarding organisations registered with the LRS who are using the organisation portal batch load transaction.
Learning Records Service (LRS) web services provide system-to-system communications over a network.
Information for schools in Wales on how to create a ULN
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