If your institution has enabled the feature, you can report absences using the Report an Absence screen.
To record an absence:
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Select your absence dates:
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If you were absent for one full day or part of a day, select the single date.
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If you were absent for multiple full days, select the start and end dates.
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If your absence includes partial day(s) and full day(s), record them separately.
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Select Next, if you selected a single date, the Is this absence for a whole or part of a day? screen appears and shows your timetable for that day.
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Choose Full day or Part of the day.
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If you select Part of the day, enter the start and end times.
The sessions you will miss appear in the right-hand panel.
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Select Next to display the Please select a reason screen.
This screen does not appear if you selected Part of the day and the relevant usage code does not have the Partial option enabled. -
Select a reason from the drop‑down list.
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If evidence is required, drag and drop the file into the upload area or select the upload area and browse for the file.
To view uploaded evidence later in Learner Details > Learner Docs & Comms, ensure the ABSENCE document type is added to reference data.If you upload the wrong file, select Remove evidence.
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Select Next, then a summary of the absence appears, along with your current attendance levels.
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Select Submit Absence.