COVID-19 UPDATE - Wednesday 11 November 2020
Active IQ is proud that the success and safety of our customers and apprentices has remained at the heart of our business decision-making throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. We continue to be amazed at our customers’ resilience, and impressed at the way they have embraced our support and additional remote learning products, enabling them to continue delivering learning to their apprentices in some very difficult circumstances.
End-point Assessment flexibilities and discretions during COVID-19
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) has published updates to standards that allow for the use of flexibilities and discretions to enable EPA to continue across a large number of apprenticeship standards during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The list of standards with flexibilities can be found here. IfATE has confirmed that the current flexibilities and discretions will remain in place until at least the end of March 2021, and they have assured us that they will provide at least 12 weeks’ notice of any revision to the current flexibilities.
Since the easing of lockdown earlier in the year, we have been able to respond to requests for live observations where no flexibilities are allowed, or where a request has been made on the basis that it is in the best interests of the apprentice. However, each request is carefully considered on an ad hoc basis, and we work with our customers to obtain venue risk assessments and ensure that the relevant health and safety protocols are in place.
With the ever-changing situation with regard to lockdowns and the threat of higher tiers possibly being introduced, these opportunities may change. However, if you wish to discuss your assessment requirements with our EPA team, please email apprenticeships@activeiq.co.uk or call 01480 467 950, option 7.
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End-point Assessment from Active IQ
Active IQ is pleased to offer End-point Assessment services for 14 apprenticeship standards with more in the pipeline, so please do get in touch if there are new standards you would like us to assist you with.
The new apprenticeship standards define the knowledge, skills and behaviours that an apprentice is required to learn in order to be deemed fully competent in a specific job role. The standard assessment plan sets out how the apprentice should be assessed in order to demonstrate that they have met the full standard criteria at the end of their apprenticeship journey.
These new standards contain on-programme training and assessment, plus a final End-point Assessment (EPA). This EPA must be delivered by an independent organisation that is recognised on the Register of End Point Assessment Organisations, such as Active IQ.
Active IQ was one of the first End-point Assessment Organisations (EPAOs) to join the register, therefore our assessors and apprenticeship team can offer an exceptionally knowledgeable, robust support service that helps achieve the best outcomes for our customers.
Our EPA services include a vast number of support resources for your delivery team as well as your apprentices, as you would expect from a leading awarding organisation.
We pride ourselves on being customer-centric, putting customers and their success at the heart of our business. You can be sure of receiving a highly-responsive EPA service when partnering with us for your EPA.
For more information, please view the documents below or contact us on apprenticeships@activeiq.co.uk
End-point Assessment FAQs