03 March 2025

Support Needs Screen

Use the Support Needs screen (accessed from the Learner tab in the left-hand pane) to add and maintain the support needs of the learner in respect of their proposed course(s) of study (for example: the learner might need extra time in exams).

You can record details of both learning difficulties and actual disabilities as defined locally by the institution.

Support Needs tab

To create a support needs record, click the Add button on the Learner ribbon.

Add button

The fields on the Support Needs screen are described in the following table.

ebs field Holds this information... XML Tag
Support Need The support need for this learner. This drop-down is populated with values from the Support Need Types reference data. LLDDCat
Description A description of the support need. Not applicable
Start The start date for the support need. Defaults to the current system date. You can click the Calendar button to display the calendar, where you can select the required date. Not applicable
End

The end date for the support need. This can be used to indicate a support need that is no longer valid (for example, the end of a temporary support need).

You can click the Calendar button to display the calendar, where you can select the required date.

Not applicable
Primary Need Whether this support need is the main requirement for the learner. PrimaryLLDD
Special Exam Needs Whether this learner has special exam needs. Not applicable
Include in ILR Whether the outcome will be included in the ILR return. Not applicable