You will have heard it before – end-point assessment, and the new assessment plans upon which they are based, represent a fundamental shift for apprenticeships. If you’ve had chance to look through some of the new assessment ...
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 ...
We’ve been releasing a series of articles taking you through the end-point assessment methods used in new apprenticeship assessment plans, and some of the practical issues to consider. (If you’ve missed these posts, here ...
Louise Doyle (Director of Mesma and Senior Associate with SDN) The low volumes of apprenticeships (a 26% reduction since this time last year) and the increasing gap between the government’s 3 million target and current levels has been ...
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The learning and skills sector continues to face new reforms, reviews and restructuring. For learning and skills organisations, this brings challenges as well as opportunities. Six months on from our first confidence index, SDN ...
Higher and Degree Apprenticeships has provided the HE sector with an opportunity to grow and expand their offer. For some HEIs however, apprenticeships aren’t always an easy fit with their organisation’s approaches, systems and ...
SDN conducts a regular analysis of apprenticeship standards currently in development, which are published and which have End-Point Assessment Organisations (EPAO) in place (broken down by EPAO type, which standards they are approved ...
Starting to deliver apprenticeship standards can be a daunting process. In some cases, new employer-designed standards are very different from what has gone before, with new content, requirements and methods. So how do you start to ...
If you are an HEI paying the apprenticeship levy (and many are), you will be making significant financial contributions to HMRC. It’s clear however, from our work with HEIs, that many are facing unique challenges in developing an ...
