Getting started As an End-Point Assessment Organisation, we are keenly aware of how difficult and confusing apprenticeship funding rules can be. You just want to deliver your apprenticeship program, and then you find out that there are all these complex rules you have to know. We sympathise. After all, we have to follow them, too! […]
Read MoreWe get a lot of questions about the Adult Care Worker EPA. After all, the Adult Care Worker standard is by far one of the most popular apprenticeships in the UK. The shortage of skilled workers in adult care and other healthcare sectors makes a subsidised apprenticeship program all the more attractive. Hospitals, care homes, […]
Read MoreEver since TQUK EPA started offering End-Point Assessment for the Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship Standard, we’ve gotten a lot of questions from employers about how they can help their apprentices prepare for it. It’s great to see employers so invested in their apprentices, so we wanted to do a bit more to help them out! If […]
Read MoreWe’ve got more exciting news! We’re proud to announce that we now offer End-Point Assessment for the Hospitality Manager Apprenticeship! Hospitality Managers work across a huge range of organisations including bars, restaurants, cafés, hotels and more. These managers tend to specialise in a particular area, such as food and beverage or conference and events management. […]
Read MoreIn this week’s installment of A View from the Inside, we chat with Kelle McQuade, TQUK’s Head of End-Point Assessment Organisation, about EPA, the Apprenticeship Levy, her pride in helping learners and what employers and training providers need to think about when conducting an End-Point Assessment. ~ When I Grow Up… Where are you from? […]
Read MoreWe have some exciting news today! TQUK EPA has been approved to deliver end-point assessment (EPA) for six more apprenticeship standards! We look forward to working with our training providers to assess the next generation of professionals in retail, hospitality and catering. Find details on our new standards below: Retailer Retailers can work in a […]
Read MoreLevi is our new Exams Officer who joined TQUK back in mid-July. She previously worked in the marking department at AQA, but years before that she completed a hairdressing apprenticeship on the old frameworks system. So we thought we’d sit down with her to talk more about her experience and how it compares to the […]
Read MoreThe Importance of HR Every company has their employees, and HR professionals play an integral role in managing workers and upholding workplace culture. HR employees are responsible for a large range of tasks including recruiting new hires, maintaining benefits and payroll, mediating conflict and managing training and development. Effective HR management can create an inclusive […]
Read MoreYou’ve taken a multiple choice test before, right? Of course, you have! They’re everywhere, from the multiple choice question tests we take in schools to the latest addictive Buzzfeed questionnaire. As an End-Point Assessment Organisation (EPAO) assessing apprentices, TQUK is responsible for creating a variety of assessment materials, including the test papers that apprentices will […]
Read MoreJoseph Bailey was delighted to complete his Adult Care Worker apprenticeship in mid June at Creative Support. But on top of this achievement, he received another feather in his cap: Joseph was the first Adult Care Worker apprentice in the UK to receive a Distinction. Joseph’s achievement is unique and impressive since he is one of […]
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