End-Point Assessment
Gateway submissions. Support materials. Assessors. It's everything pertaining to Apprenticeships.
The EPA Process
- How soon do I need to register my apprentice with TQUK?
- What is TQUK's process for taking apprentices through EPA?
- What is gateway?
- How do I find out why my apprentice was rejected at gateway?
- How are End-Point Assessors allocated?
- How soon after gateway are assessors assigned to apprentices?
- What is an assessment planning meeting (APM)?
- How can I apply for a resit?
- Can an apprentice withdraw from their end-point assessment?
- Where do apprentices' EPA certificates get sent?
- Can the apprentice use notes during their end-point assessment?
- How are end-point assessments conducted: remote or face-to-face?
Complaints and Appeals
EPA Standards
Using EPA Pro
Gateway
MCQs
EPA FAQs
Reasonable Adjustments and Special Considerations
Bookings Team
- What is the SLA for booking an EPA assessment?
- What is the SLA for booking a resit/retake?
- How do I get in touch with TQUK's Bookings Team?
- How can I change the date and time of an EPA assessment?
- How are dates for EPA components chosen?
- What information will the apprentice, training provider, and employer receive once EPA is booked?
- Can the assessor move an Assessment Planning Meeting (APM) or EPA component if requested by the apprentice?
- What happens if a booking is made and the assessor cannot commit to the date and time?
- How will bookings work for distinct assessment plans where an exam must be passed before remaining EPA components are completed?
- How will I know if an apprentice has cancelled their end-point assessment, or any component of it?
- What happens if an apprentice does not turn up for any element of their end-point assessment, including an assessment planning meeting (if requested)?
- What happens if an apprentice doesn't attend an EPA assessment?
General
- What is End-Point Assessment (EPA)?
- What is an apprentice showcase?
- What is a competence interview?
- What is a consultative project?
- What is an employer reference?
- What is a multiple choice question (MCQ) test?
- What is an observation of practice?
- What is the presentation assessment?
- What is a professional discussion?
- What is a portfolio?
- What is a situational judgement test (SJT)?
- What is a summative portfolio?
- What is a synoptic project?
- What is a work-based project?
- Is there a grade cap if a component is failed and requires a resit/retake?
- How much does it cost to run EPA on a standard with TQUK?
- Can an apprentice be granted additional time for their End-Point Assessment?
Using EPAPro
Health and Social Care
- Who is the Health and Social Care Foundation Apprenticeship aimed at?
- What are the different options for the scenario-based observation with questioning assessment?
- What happens if an apprentice fails an assessment component?
- When will the results for each assessment component be released?
- What settings and occupational roles would you typically see following this apprenticeship?
- What are the assessment requirements?
- Who assesses the employability skills and behaviours?
- What is the Health and Social Care Foundation Apprenticeship standard made up of?
- How can the apprentice prepare for their knowledge test?
- Can you explain the questioning in more detail?
Reforms
- If a standard includes a mandatory qualification, does this remove the requirement for any additional independent assessment?
- Are behaviour competencies being removed from apprenticeship standards as part of the reform?
- Will training providers be required to deliver any elements of the apprenticeship assessment?
- What are the new Apprenticeship Assessment Principles?
- Are there any key terminology changes?
- Is end-point assessment being replaced?
- What is the planned priority order for reviewing the 700+ apprenticeship standards against the new principles-based assessment model?
- How will the new assessment plans be different?
- If assessment organisations are responsible for designing the assessment strategy, does this mean that apprenticeship assessments could vary across organisations delivering the same standard?
- What are the reforms being introduced to apprenticeship assessment?
- If each assessment organisation designs its own strategy, how will consistency be maintained?
- Can training providers now assess their own apprentices?
- Will training providers need to complete a formal quality assurance or approval process with an assessment organisation before they are authorised to deliver any component of apprenticeship assessment?
- Will TQUK implement a CASS model for apprenticeship assessments involving provider-led delivery?
- Will TQUK apply a blanket approach to determining which assessments Training Providers are permitted to deliver across all standards in its portfolio?
- Is there a financial incentive for employers offering foundation apprenticeships?
- Who is eligible for a foundation apprenticeship?
- Are there set off-the-job training hour requirements for foundation apprenticeships?
- Do the new assessment principles and assessment plan format apply to foundation apprenticeships?
- Do TQUK offer any foundation apprenticeships?
- Does the reduced minimum duration also mean fewer off-the-job training hours?
- What is a Shorter Duration Apprenticeship (SDA)?
- When does the new reduced minimum apprenticeship duration take effect?
- Who qualifies for a Shorter Duration Apprenticeship (SDA)?
- What is a foundation apprenticeship?
- Do apprentices need to pass English and maths to complete a foundation apprenticeship?
- Who can deliver foundation apprenticeships?
- Can learners progress to a full apprenticeship after a foundation apprenticeship?
- What will happen to the assessment of behaviours?
- Will training providers be required to follow strict procedures when conducting provider-led assessments, or will they have some flexibility within the new apprenticeship assessment reform?