Personal Learning Record Service
Welcome to the Personal Learning Record Service
Your Personal Learning Record is valuable evidence you can provide when looking for career advice, applying to study or seeking employment.
The Personal Learning Record service is currently under development. We are aiming to provide this new public service by the end of 2009. When the service is live, anyone aged 16 or over will be able to log-in to a secure website to view their very own Personal Learning Record providing they have a Unique Learner Number (ULN).
Your record will display what you have studied and the qualifications you have achieved. It can take up to three or four months to display your achievement from the date of award.
What information is available?
Only formal school and further education learning and achievement records starting from 2007/08 academic year are stored. For example, GCSEs, A/S levels, NVQs, Apprenticeships and other further education course information is available. Higher education information like degrees is not available.
Who's behind it?
The information stored in your Personal Learning Record is provided by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) in partnership with other educational organisations that you have agreed can collect and share information on your behalf. This service allows you to access a government backed record of what you have learned and achieved through education and employment.
Who else can see my information?
The LSC shares your Personal Learning Record on your behalf with partner organisations (e.g. schools, colleges, universities and awarding bodies) you have agreed can see your information. You have the choice to opt-out of sharing your record with these organisations at any time.
What if my information is wrong?
If you believe that some information in your Personal Learning Record is incorrect, or your record is missing some of your achievements, you can raise an enquiry through the Learner Portal. All enquiries are investigated; you will be notified of the results of your enquiries and, where your record is found to be incorrect / incomplete, appropriate corrections will be made to your Personal Learning Record.
How do I get a Unique Learner Number?
How do I set up my account?
Guidance about how to get your Unique Learner Number and set up your account will be provided when the service goes live towards the end of the year.
Help for education related organisations
When the service goes live learning providers will be able to view the Personal Learning Record for any of their students who have not opted out of sharing their data. Further guidance about how to access Personal Learning Records and how to deal with enquiries from your students will be provided when the service goes live towards the end of the year.
A key aim of the Personal Learning Record is to improve the flow of information about learners from schools to other education providers and ultimately employers, leading to more effective data sharing and better decision making.
