Course start date

You must enter the student’s course start date on the Learning Centre Portal before you can confirm their EMA Learning Agreement or attendance.

The start date determines when the student becomes eligible for EMA payments. For example, did they have an opportunity to attend for 2 or more days during the first week? Once you’ve recorded the start date on the portal, you cannot change it.

If the course starts on a Friday, the student will not have the opportunity to attend on 2 days during the first week. In this case, EMA will not be payable for that week. The attendance confirmations for the student will start on the following Monday. However, the student will be eligible for the EMA payment if the course starts on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday. You’ll be able to confirm attendance for that week to authorise the payment.