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Tag: epa

Ofqual recognition isn’t something to be feared

  In this post, Strategic Development Network’s (SDN) Associate, Emily Hughes, highlights the importance of Ofqual recognition and how it can add to and improve a robust End-point Assessment Organisation (EPAO) service, ...

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  • 20 Nov
  • Tim Chewter
  • Blog
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  • apprentice , apprenticeships , apps , assessment , epa , epao , fe and skills , insights , quality , standards

Preparing apprentices for EPA – interviews and professional discussions

Professional discussions or interviews feature in the majority of apprenticeship assessment plans and play a pivotal role in assessing the apprentice’s competence. Yet there are persistent misunderstandings of the key differences ...

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  • 23 Oct
  • Tim Chewter
  • Blog
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  • apprentice , apprenticeships , apps , assessment , cpd , epa , epao , fe and skills , provider , providers

Managing your team online is here to stay irrespective of the impact of Covid

If you were a manager or team leader when the country went into lockdown in March 2020 you probably felt dropped in the deep end of virtual management. Madly trying to keep your staff supported, engaged and productive whilst battling ...

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  • 09 Oct
  • Tim Chewter
  • Blog
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  • apps , employ , epa , hei , skills , tlevel

Chris Cherry gives his thoughts on end-point assessment in the lead up to our Preparing for EPA webinar series…

In advance of our 5-part webinar series: Preparing your apprentices for end-point assessment, SDN’s Strategic Associate, Chris Cherry, provides his thoughts on where end-point assessment might be heading in light of the Covid-19 ...

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  • 22 May
  • Tim Chewter
  • Blog
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  • apps , epa
apprenticeship gateway

Preparing apprentices for EPA during the gateway phase – the view from an EPAO and provider

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 ...

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  • 07 Jan
  • Tim Chewter
  • Blog
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  • apps , epa , hei
End-Point Assessment Organisation EPAO training and support

Attracting and retaining industry experts to deliver end-point assessment – a case study.

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 ...

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  • 21 Oct
  • Tim Chewter
  • Blog
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  • epa , insights

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