You’d be surprised how many times we’ve been asked this question – mainly from assessors who deliver frameworks and are worried they will be out of a job when their organisation makes the switch to standards. The answer to the question ...
For local authority HR teams, grappling with the apprenticeship levy and public sector targets can feel rather overwhelming and burdensome – but don’t lose sight of the opportunities. The government changes to apprenticeships provide ...
I consider myself to be first and foremost an education professional. The nature of my work focuses on further and higher education, and in particular the government’s reforms to apprenticeships. I am also the co-founder of a software ...
Ten collaborative projects have now been commissioned to investigate the fundamental shift in teaching, learning and assessment of new apprenticeship standards. Funded by the Education and Training Foundation (ETF), the projects are an ...
Although apprenticeship starts are down, the apprenticeship levy is now driving a wider variety of employers to get involved with apprenticeships. So far, employers who have started paying the levy have had less focus on recruiting new ...
Most apprenticeship providers have now started to dip their toe into the new apprenticeship standards water. Volumes however are still low and we have some way to go before providers make the full transition. Business development teams ...
The fundamental changes in the new world of apprenticeships is now – in most cases – well understood by leaders and managers across the sector. Our work with over 3,000 staff has shown however that many trainer-assessors – ...
For many, the concept of end-point assessment is still new. The independent nature of the assessor’s role is new, the concept of grading is new, and the way many of the assessment components are delivered will be new too. Over the last ...
If you are looking to deliver (or prepare your apprentices) for end-point assessments in future, you will need to get to grips with the assessment methods specified in the new assessment plans. Some of these assessment methods are new ...
Over the last few weeks, we’ve published a series of articles looking at different assessment methods specified in the new assessment plans, and started to unpick what they look like in practice in the context of high-stakes end-point ...
