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皇冠体育app Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education has today (4 August 2020) which confirm the arrangements to simplify the External Quality Assurance (EQA) of apprenticeship End Point Assessments.

Under the new arrangements, EQA will be delivered by Ofqual and the Office for Students, in alignment with the Institute鈥檚 framework.

Sally Collier, Chief Regulator, Ofqual, said: 鈥淲e welcome the decision to expand our role in the provision of EQA for apprenticeship End Point Assessments, and look forward to building on our existing approach.

鈥淲e will act on the feedback from the Institute鈥檚 consultation, and ensure that we proactively engage with end point assessment organisations (EPAOs) so that they understand our requirements.

鈥淲e welcome the opportunity to work鈥痠n partnership鈥痺ith professional bodies鈥痶hrough the new arrangements, and we value the perspective and insight that occupational expertise brings. Drawing on this鈥痠s something we have been doing successfully across a range of鈥痲ualifications for some time.

鈥淲e hope that the new arrangements will provide clarity and consistency for EPAOs and increase confidence in the apprenticeship system.鈥�

皇冠体育app transfer of additional EQA鈥痙elivery to Ofqual will 鈥痬ean some changes for EPAOs. Those who are not yet regulated will need to apply for recognition, and those who are already recognised will need to agree their increased range of regulated EPAs. We will contact EPAOs shortly to explain how and when they should apply.

皇冠体育appre will be a transition period of 2 years as we implement these changes. We will work closely with the Institute, Open Awards and the other EQA providers through this period, building carefully on the work that they have done to-date to ensure a smooth handover process.

More information about our EQA approach.