UNIQUE LEARNER NUMBERS
About Unique Learner Numbers (ULN)
A Unique Learner Number (ULN) is a 10-digit reference number allocated to anyone in the UK aged 14 or more, involved in UK Education and Training.
Learners retain the same Unique Learner Number (ULN) for accessing their Personal Learning Record (PLR) for life, regardless of the level of learning they attain or where they choose to undertake education, training and learning.
Each Unique Learner Lumber (ULN) is issued and held by the Learning Records Service (LRS) organisational portal. The ULN is used to link a Learner’s identity details with their education and training qualification achievements recorded in the PLR.
Where applicable, iPET Network populates the Personal Learning Record when a Learner achieves a regulated qualification and a valid ULN has been supplied at registration.
After registration, all ULNs are validated through the Learning Records Service (LRS) Organisational Portal to ensure the information supplied at registration matches the information held on the Portal. If the information matches, the ULN is successfully validated and any achievements are uploaded to the Personal Learning Record. Records that do not match cannot be validated and achievements cannot be uploaded.
Where the data supplied in the registration process does not match the information held on our database, these anomalies are detailed on the portal and must be resolved to ensure validation. Any ULNs not resolved within approximately 4 weeks of registration will be removed from the records.
How do we get a ULN for a Learner?
ULNs have been in existence since 2008, so any Learner who has taken school examinations since then may already have been allocated a ULN.
To obtain a ULN or check to see whether a Learner has already got a ULN, visit the Learning Records Service (LRS) guidance on gov.uk.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/lrs-organisation-portal
To obtain ULNs for Learners, Training Providers must be registered as a Learner Registration Body. Further information on the Learner Registration Service can be found here
Further information on Unique Learner Numbers is provided by UCAS and can be found here.
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