How long should the work-based project for the Learning and Development Consultant Business Partner standard be and how much time does the apprentice have to complete it?

For this component of the assessment, the apprentice is required to complete a project in which they develop and implement a solution to a real business problem and submit a 5000-word (+/-10%) formal business report.

The apprentice will submit a work-based project scope at the gateway. At the apprentice’s assessment planning meeting, the End-Point Assessor will confirm whether the scope of the project encompasses all the knowledge, skills and behaviours being assessed. If the apprentice’s scope is not approved, they will have one week to resubmit.

Once the scope has been approved, the apprentice will have four months to complete the work-based project and write their report.

The professional discussion following the work-based project will take place within four weeks of the apprentice’s project submission date.

The discussion will last 75 minutes (+/-10%). The End-Point Assessor will ask the apprentice 10-12 open questions to:

• check the apprentice’s understanding of what was delivered in the project

• test any knowledge, skills and behaviours not evidenced within the project report

• allow them to reach all grade boundaries.