Innovate Awarding is developing a portfolio of support materials and resources which will be available to all customers across all of the standards for which we are approved to deliver EPA services. You can find lots more detail about our support proposition, including planned delivery dates for all of our documentation and materials, in this downloadable PDF: EPA Cross-sector Support Materials Proposition.
This new Apprenticeship assessment occurs at the end of a minimum period of training as an apprentice – typically 12 months. The employer, the training provider and the EPA organisation will decide whether the apprentice is ready to be tested.
How does EPA fit into the new apprenticeship standards?
Independent end point assessment is key to ensuring that no-one involved in the management or training of apprentices is able to decide who is competent.
EPA Pro is Innovate Awarding's specially designed for the new Apprenticeship standards to make the administration of the new assessment process as simple as possible. This tool will guide the provider from apprentice registration to assessment booking and scheduling, results and certification, whilst providing access to materials that support the process.
Prices are indicative and we will talk to potential customers about their needs. Prices include all component assessments identified by the plan for the apprenticeship, access to our assessment IT system (including free early registration) and access to free support materials and resources.
For more details about our prices, or to talk further about our proposition, please contact us at epa@innovateawarding.org.
Innovate Awarding [IAO] offers one free re-sit per multiple-choice test, where included within a standard.
Component assessment re-sits will be charged per assessment available in a separate document.
IAO is subject to external quality assurance for each standard.
There is no additional charge payable for this requirement.
IAO will invoice for payment in full for each learner following the gateway process. Payment terms 30 days.
Find answers to questions frequently asked about end-point assessment for apprenticeship standards on our FAQ page.
This occurs at the end of a minimum period of training as an apprentice. At this point, the employer and the training provider will decide whether the apprentice is ready to be tested. EPA is delivered by a RAAO (see below) and consists of a number of different types of external assessment which must be passed for the achievement of the apprenticeship standard.
An independent assessor working on behalf of the RAAO who will undertake, lead and mark the end-point assessment phase which the apprentice needs to complete their apprenticeship.
The Register of Apprenticeship Assessment Organisations (the register) is a list of organisations that have been assessed as being suitable to conduct independent end-point assessment of apprentices.
Only these organisations are eligible to conduct independent end-point assessment of apprentices. Although a number of different people and organisations may be involved in an apprentice's end-point assessment, only the independent organisation needs to apply to and be listed on the register.
Employers of apprentices will select an organisation from the register to conduct independent end-point assessment of their apprentices.
The Education and Skills Funding Agency is an executive agency sponsored by the Department of Education. The SFA support, regulate and provide funding for further education in England, this includes training providers, colleges and employers.
The standards are written documents which show what an apprentice will be doing and the skills required of them, by job role. Standards are developed by employer groups.
An assessment plan accompanies a standard and sets out the type of assessment required by the apprentice during end-point assessment.
A form of assessment which tests candidates' understanding of connections between different elements of a subject'. An overview of the apprentices' competence.
The point at which an apprentice has completed their training and is ready to enter end-point assessment.
A Trailblazer is formed by a group of employers who work together to design new apprenticeship standards and assessment plans for occupations within their sectors.
The holistic approach encourages learning through engagement of the work surrounds.
For further information on the new apprenticeship standards and to discuss the standards for which Innovate Awarding will be offering EPA services and assessment support materials, please email us at epa@innovateawarding.org, or call 0117 314 2800.