ABOUT THE ROLE
The externally appointed Assessors will support our quality assurance processes with integrated apprenticeship standards. By the nature of the apprenticeship structure, assessors must be independent of the teaching, learning and management of the on-programme apprentice experience. Rigorous, robust and independent end-point assessment is essential to give employers confidence that apprentices completing an apprenticeship standard can actually perform in the occupation they have been trained in and can demonstrate the duties, and knowledge, skills and behaviours (KSBs) set out in the occupational standard.
Assessment activity will run over a three-year period, assessors will operate under an annual agreement. This annual renewal process is essential to ensure ongoing alignment of professional skills and competency to the apprenticeship standard and ability to appropriately assess the activity outlined in the Apprenticeship Standard Assessment Plan. We have multiple intakes each year and need to ensure flexibility of the assessment activity across the academic year to ensure that the apprentice end point assessment occurs within the standard duration. Individual assessment experience with detailed industry knowledge is essential to allow robust judgements against the relevant apprentice standards to be made, competency-based assessment experience is desirable.
This role will be a 12 month FTC till May 2025.
The activities of an EPA will be to:
1. Review and confirm evidence relating to the specific EPA criteria and involvement in the EPA process as defined in the relevant Apprenticeship Standard Assessment Plan.
2. Provide detailed, appropriate feedback to support EPA processes and attend professional discussions/ panel meetings and other EPA as appropriate to the standard.
3. Confirm independence and impartiality of the process.
4. Confirm maintenance of nationally comparable standards across HE institutions
5. Attend Award Boards associated with the listed program(s) and confirm successful apprentices with award classifications in accordance with Northumbria University Assessment Regulations.
6. Contribute to external quality assurance where appropriate
7. Maintain registration with professional bodies as appropriate to the apprenticeship standard
8. Undertake relevant training and CPD activity as appropriate to the apprenticeship standard and to support University Quality assurance processes.
9. Work with key stakeholders and academic teams, demonstrating a high level of integrity, confidentiality, and professionalism.