Welcome to the seventh edition of the EPA Product Newsletter. This week, we cover a range of resources, including two new support videos and a selection of support material revisions.
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Summary
This newsletter contains updates on the following areas:
- New Support Videos
- Assessment and Overall Apprenticeship Grading Documents
- Early Years Practitioner
- Early Years Educator
- Business Administrator Version 2
- Adult Care (All Standards)
Support Videos
As our newest addition to the Explained series, we tackle the big question of “What is End-Point Assessment?” In this video, we talk about what End-Point Assessment is, when it happens and how best to prepare. You can find the video within the Support Videos section on Verve EPA, and by visiting our YouTube Channel.
We also have a new Verve EPA support video providing a demonstration of how to view an Apprentice’s assessment progress throughout their EPA Journey. You can find the video within the Support Videos section on Verve EPA.
Assessment and Overall Apprenticeship Grading Documents
At Training Qualifications UK, we are always reviewing the documents we produce and how we can improve how information is presented. In the fifth edition of this newsletter, we announced the completion of our project to create flowcharts for each Standard to show the EPA process from Gateway to certification. As a result of this work, we will now be retiring the Assessment and Overall Apprenticeship Grading documents, as the Flowcharts now cover this information and more!
We would encourage all Training Providers to use the Flowcharts with their Apprentices along with the Apprentice Handbook to help them understand what to expect at each stage of the EPA Process.
Early Years Practitioner
We have performed a review of the assessment materials related to the Early Years Practitioner standard and we are pleased to announce that a revision to all assessment materials is now available on Verve EPA.
This revision is accompanied by a Summary of Change which outlines all the changes that have been implemented. These alterations include additional support and guidance for the Apprentice and do not alter the process of assessment or requirements of the Apprentice.
Early Years Educator
As per the recent communications around the Paediatric First Aid Certificate requirements for the Early Years Educator Apprenticeship Standard Gateway requirements, we have revised the following documents to include the most up-to-date guidance: – Gateway Meeting Form – Gateway Requirements Guidance – Paediatric First Aid Standalone Guidance
A Summary of Change is available. Please ensure that you have downloaded and reviewed the most up to date information and utilise the most up to date templates.
Business Administrator V2
We would like to issue a reminder about our KSB selection tool, which can be found in the Business Administrator V2 section of the Support Materials area on Verve EPA. This tool will allow your Apprentice to select which KSBs they would like to assign to each assessment component and will automatically highlight if there are any duplicates. We would highly recommend Apprentices use this tool to prevent duplicated KSBs and therefore avoid any delays in approving their selection.
Adult Care
We have performed a review of the assessment materials related to all four Adult Care Standards offered and we are pleased to announce that a revision to all assessment materials is now available on Verve EPA.
This marks the first suite of Standards to be updated in our new format following the release of the Apprentice Handbook. The new documents contain all the Standard-specific information the Apprentice needs to know about each assessment while cutting down on generic information which is now found within the Apprentice Handbook.
This revision is accompanied by a Summary of Change for each Standard, outlining all the changes that have been implemented. There have been no changes made to the requirements of the Apprentice or to the assessment process. Please see below the Summary of Change per standard.
Lead Practitioner in Adult Care
Please ensure your Apprentices have access to the Apprentice Handbook and Apprentice Briefs for each assessment to allow them to prepare for their End-Point Assessment.
If you have any questions about the contents of this newsletter, please contact us.
