With an uncertainty as to how the apprenticeship landscape will settle in the coming months and years, it can be difficult to know how best to plan for the future. However, one thing is clear, we will all need to adapt to a ‘new ...
Navigating through our current national emergency presents us all with extraordinary and unprecedented challenges. It will take time to adjust and understand what it means for us personally, for our roles, our learners and our ...
Apprenticeship trainers up and down the country do an amazing job, supporting apprentices to learn, grow and succeed in their chosen career. But we also know, with the introduction of standards, that the role of the apprenticeship ...
Apprenticeship standards are becoming well-embedded in the apprenticeship landscape now, with tens of thousands of apprentices having been through end-point assessment. That said, it is different and high-stakes – and not all ...
Initial assessment for apprenticeships is vital to get right. Although providers are having to look carefully at how they account for Recognition of Prior Learning, initial assessment is no longer just about compliance. In the world of ...
We’re on the home straight. The Christmas break is nearly upon us and we’ll soon be ringing in the new year (and a new decade!) We’ve had the pleasure of supporting thousands of apprenticeship practitioners again this year in their ...
Apprenticeships in the UK is a devolved policy. This means there are differing rules, regulations and programmes across the home nations. So, if you’re a successful apprenticeship provider in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland is it ...
Becoming a successful End-Point Assessment Organisation (EPAO) is no simple task. There are a plethora of things you need to think about, but perhaps most importantly, is how you will recruit, train and retain end-point assessors that ...
You’ve decided to maximise your levy, work with your teams and a training provider to develop an awesome apprenticeship programme that will give you a pipeline of talented staff ready to become your skilled workforce of tomorrow. ...
Getting initial assessment right for apprenticeship standards is vital – not just for compliance, but also in underpinning a high-quality individual learning programme. That’s why the ESFA and Ofsted are looking at it closely. ...
