What documentation should the apprentice prepare ahead of the portfolio-based interview for the Business Administrator standard?

This assessment is designed for the apprentice to showcase key learning and development they have undertaken throughout their apprenticeship programme regarding the appropriate knowledge, skills, and behaviours.

It is underpinned by the portfolio of evidence, which can include:

• reflective journals

• witness statements

• manager statements

• peer, customer and other stakeholder feedback forms

• meeting minutes/emails

• work-based evidence/work products

The portfolio should comprise the employer's practical observation and/or evaluation. It could be an acknowledgement of the apprentice demonstrating a skill or proof of project work containing comments from a manager. This will be discussed during the interview.

Any work product evidence, e.g., emails and screengrabs, must be contextualised by annotation to explain how the claimed criteria have been met.

The apprentice must provide evidence of all the knowledge, skills, and behaviours.

The apprentice is encouraged to collaborate closely with the On-Programme Assessor and employer. Their guidance in selecting evidence gathered throughout the apprenticeship programme is crucial, as it ensures the most relevant and impactful evidence is chosen to best demonstrate and showcase the apprentice's knowledge, skills, and behaviours.

The portfolio of evidence will not be directly assessed but will be used by the End-Point Assessor to shape the contents of the apprentice’s interview, which will aim to gain deeper information about their development as well as provide an opportunity for them to further demonstrate occupational competency.

The apprentice is also allowed to bring any notes along with them, this must be one A4 page double-sided.