A huge amount of progress has been made through 2022 with the reforms to how quality assurance works for apprenticeship end point assessment (EPA). Now as we approach Christmas and the new year, I wanted to take this opportunity to …
Technical education and apprenticeships are important in both retraining the current workforce and equipping young people with the skills required for the transition to net zero. We’ve been working hard to support the Government’s climate change agenda. We already have …
The introduction of end-point assessment (EPA) for apprenticeships has been essential to driving up quality, meeting the aspirations of employers, and boosting public confidence in the programme. External Quality Assurance (EQA) is the system for making sure the assessments are …
The publication of the construction route review this week sees the culmination of a years’ worth of discussion, research and testing. I remember discussing the concept of the construction route summit with the Institute in December 2021, with the summit …
Following on from the publication of our consultation response in December, we have published the new guidance to support trailblazers in the development of new and revised standards in line with the new policy. The new policy is designed to …
In 2021, the Institute reviewed the way it undertook route reviews. As a result, a new approach was suggested and this is currently being piloted in the construction route. We have been working closely with our route panel members and …
The Institute has worked closely with the green apprenticeship advisory panel and the wider green community to review current apprenticeships against the National Green Jobs Taskforce Report and recommend to trailblazers where their products map to the needs of the …
As we move towards the end of COP26, we highlight the work of Luke Kwan, a product design and development apprentice. The work on his level 6 apprenticeship at Jaguar Land Rover involves moving away from fossil fuels towards electric vehicles. His apprenticeship …
An introduction from Vic Wade and Kath Geraghty- the creative and design route panel chairs The creative industries are hugely important to the country with most people engaging with them daily through the media they consume, the clothing they wear, …
As we move into autumn and the start of a new school year, work on all current route reviews is coming to a head and we can look forward to the launch of reports for four key sectors. A total …
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