EPA product code: 9273-12
As one of the most experienced EPAOs in England, we pride ourselves on our excellent customer service. Our EPA team is on hand to support you every step of the way, guiding you through gateway and ensuring your apprentice has all the tools they need to prepare for the assessment. Our assessment and grading is standardised and all our assessors have industry experience and receive on-going training, so you can trust that we will deliver a fair and robust assessment.
Our EPA currently focuses on Lathe and Milling machine both CNC and conventional. If you are looking to register an apprentice on EDM, Grinding or gear cutting please contact our technical advisor to discuss EPA details.
Assessment events for this standard are:
- Online knowledge test
- Practical observation
- Professional interview
For further guidance, please refer to our handbooks and end-point assessment pack. The handbook provides more detail behind the knowledge, skills and behaviours in the standard and the range of content within the standard. The end-point assessment pack includes detailed guidance on grading criteria for the EPA and the evidence you’ll need to produce for knowledge, skills and behaviours at gateway. You’ll find these in the documents section above.
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EPA Support: City & Guilds have extensive support for you and your apprentices with our technical advisors on hand to navigate you through the on-programme and provide hints and tips for successful end-point assessment.
Experienced IEPAs: We have highly skilled and experienced Assessors who will do their utmost to ensure you have meaningful and enjoyable EPA.
EPA preparation and gateway guidance for this standard: Upon registration for EPA, you will have access to a range of support material for Maintenance Operations Engineering Technician to help prepare for end-point assessment.
EPA exemplar materials: available for tutors, providing real assessment examples for each assessment type, such as transcripts and model answers. This will help you to prepare apprentices and ensure they feel ready for assessment.
Sample knowledge test: A sample of the EPA assessment paper to use with apprentices for formative or mock papers. The pack includes the paper, the mark scheme and a mark sheet.
Recording forms: supporting you to complete key stages of EPA readiness, we have prepared forms to give you peace of mind and confidence that everything is covered. These packs include a gateway declaration form that is needed during the booking process and assessment forms, if required, that apprentices might need during assessment.
LIEPA reports: Our lead independent end assessors (LIEPAs) produce an annual report with insight into the EPA results and findings across all centres. These reports can help you refine your apprenticeship delivery to improve success rates.
Apprenticeship certification: As well as receiving their Institute for Apprenticeships Technical Education (IfATE) apprenticeship certificate, the apprentice will receive a City & Guilds statement of achievement for end-point assessment.
We are issuing digital credential to learners who have completed this qualification. Please add your learners’ email address during registration. A digital credential cannot be issued without the learner’s email address