Apprenticeship
Levy
Knowledge, skills and behaviours form the basis of the
apprenticeship's on-and-off-the-job training. An end-point
assessment tests an apprentice's competency against the
knowledge, skills and behaviours.
Functional
Skills
Most of you have probably heard a lot about apprenticeships.
However, there is a lot of terms which could be very technical, and
most people are unfamiliar with them. Let's provide you with a point
of reference to help you understand some of the terminology.
The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) funds
apprentices to achieve qualifications in English or maths (or
both), if they do not already meeting the minimum
requirements for certification
The full definintions of an English
apprenticeship can be found in Part 1 of
the Apprenticeships, skills Children and
Learning Act 2009
Understanding
Apprenticeship Terminology
Apprenticeships
The Apprenticeship Levy is an amount
paid at a rate of 0.5% of an employer's
annual pay bill
End Point
Assessment
(EPA)
End-point assessment (EPA) is the final stage of an
apprenticeship. It is an impartial assessment of
whether your apprentice has developed the skills,
knowledge and behaviours outline in the
apprenticeship standard
Knowledge,
Skills &
Behaviours
(KSB'S)
Off the job
training
The Apprenticeship Levy is an amount
paid at a rate of 0.5% of an employer's
annual pay bill
On the job
training
On-the-job training is training received by the apprentice
from their employer. This is to enable them to perform
the work for which they have been employed to do
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