Apprenticeship completion, EPA and the role of employers
Reforms to apprenticeships implemented in the UK over the past decade have included a gradual transition from apprenticeship frameworks to standards. All the standards include a final summative assessment in the form of an end-point assessment (EPA). EPA was introduced primarily to ensure that apprentices underwent an independent, comprehensive, holistic assessment of their occupational competence at the end of their apprenticeship. The transition from frameworks to standards has been accompanied by a decline in apprenticeship achievement. Employers and learners have a pivotal role to play in ... Show more
Authors: Guy, Richard; Read, Lauren; Hann, Lucy; Thomas, Drew
Published: London, England, Gatsby Charitable Foundation, 2024
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Physical description: iv, 26 p.
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