EQA Annual Report 2020 – Some Initial views
Today we have seen the inaugural External Quality Assurance Report issued by The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) as we reach the first…
Innovate Awarding
The Future of End Point Assessment, plus my own reflections
I started my own End Point Assessment (#EPA) journey when I joined Innovate Awarding (@Innovate_Awards) as Managing Director in June 2017, so this feels like…
Ensuring clarity and consistency across End Point Assessment
Since Innovate Awarding became approved to be an End Point Assessment Organisation (EPAO), we have been banging the drum for clarity on roles and responsibilities…
How to deliver the new End Point Assessment
The introduction of End Point Assessment (EPA) into new Apprenticeship standards brings a fresh challenge for apprentices, employers and, in particular, Assessors. However, as many…
Employer Providers – is it the way forward?
The Register of Apprenticeship Providers (RoATP) has seen an increase in employers putting themselves forward to become employer providers, and it is likely this will…
Innovate Awarding to divulge the secrets of end-point assessment at the AELP National Conference this June
Now that the apprenticeship standards and apprenticeship levy have launched; providers are turning their attention to end-point assessment and how this will work in practice.…
Fresh thinking for a better education future
As a new UK Government takes its place, charged with leading the country for the next five years, it is a natural point to stop…
A year of activity
Charlotte Bosworth, director of skills and employment at awarding body OCR, looks back at 2014 and considers the activity that has been ongoing to re-invigorate…
Shaping the future
OCR, the awarding body, was recently asked to appear as a witness to the Education Select Committee’s inquiry into the support, regulation and management of…
It all adds up
Charlotte Bosworth, Director of Skills and Employment at exam board OCR, welcomes the recommendations of a new report into adult literacy and numeracy and urges…