End Point Assessment Plan

ST0480/AP03

Re-sits and re-takes

Apprentices who fail one or more assessment method will be offered the opportunity to take a re-sit or a re-take. A re-sit does not require further learning, whereas a re-take does. Apprentices should have a supportive action plan to prepare for the re-sit or a re-take. The apprentice’s employer will need to agree that either a re-sit or re-take is an appropriate course of action. An apprentice who fails an assessment method, and therefore the EPA in the first instance, will be required to re-sit or re-take any failed assessment methods only. If the apprentice fails the strategic business proposal assessment method, they will be required to amend the strategic business proposal and presentation in line with the independent assessor’s feedback. The apprentice will be given 3 weeks to rework and submit the amended strategic business proposal and presentation. The independent assessor will have 2 weeks to review the strategic business proposal and presentation and the apprentice will have 4 weeks’ notice of the presentation date. Re-sits and re-takes are not offered to apprentices wishing to move from pass to distinction. The timescales for a re-sit/re-take are agreed between the employer and EPAO. A re-sit is typically taken within 3 months of the EPA outcome notification. The timescale for a re-take is dependent on how much re-training is required and is typically taken within 6 months of the EPA outcome notification. All assessment methods must be taken within a 6-month period, otherwise the entire EPA will need to be re-sat/re-taken. Where any assessment method has to be re-sat or re-taken, the apprentice will be awarded a maximum EPA grade of pass, unless the EPAO determines there are exceptional circumstances requiring a re-sit or re-take.

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