25 May 2018
During the past six months the Employers Group has been working with the Government's new Institute for Apprenticeships, End Point Assessment Organisation and Training specialists to update the guidance on how the End Point Assessments for this apprenticeship will work. The Government revisions to the how all trailblazer assessments must be carried out in mid 2017 led to some substantial redrafting and changes to the RACHP EngTech plan, which has now been finalised.
The new plan includes a lot more technical detail on critical factors that End Point Assessment Bodies need to use to develop End Point Exams. Currently only City & Guilds and BESA Training are registered to provide End Point Assessment. There are a number of training centres who have already started preparing candidates for the apprenticeship based on the Standard published in 2015 - it is estimated that around 100 apprentices are working towards their end point assessment already.
The Assessment Plan contains information about:
Download a copy of the Assessment Plan from the Institute for Apprenticeships website
Download a copy of the Standard showing required knowledge, skills and behaviours
Ask your local training provider about when they plan to offer the new Apprenticeship
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