Glossary

Term

Definition

Apprenticeship

An apprenticeship is a job with training to industry standards. It should be about entry to a recognised occupation, involve a substantial programme of on and off-the-job training and the apprentice’s occupational competence should be tested by an independent, end point assessment.

Training provider

An organisation that has been approved by the ESFA to be eligible to receive government funding to train apprentices.

End point Assessment

End point Assessments make sure that an apprentice is fully competent to carry out their job. 
There is no common format for an EPA, they vary between each apprenticeship. The assessment plan outlines the main requirements and which methods should be used to assess the learner

Integrated apprenticeship

Integrated apprenticeships are the ones QM is the end point assessor.

Degree apprenticeship

A higher-level apprenticeship where successful completion results in the award of a level 6 or 7 academic qualification.

ESFA - Education and Skills Funding Agency

Executive agency of the Department for Education responsible for funding education and skills for children, young people and adults, including apprenticeships.

Ofsted - Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills

The Ofsted is a non-ministerial department responsible for inspecting services providing education and skills for learners of all ages. Since 01 April 2021, this has included responsibility for inspecting apprenticeships provision at level 6 and 7

Apprenticeship Standard

Apprenticeship standards are developed and proposed employer groups known as ‘trailblazers’ to set out what apprentices must be doing on a degree apprenticeship programme delivered by an Apprenticeship Training Provider

Apprenticeship Standards are approved by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education

Training Plan

(Commitment Statement)

Tri-partite statement that must be signed by each apprentice, the Apprenticeship Training Provider and employer before training can start.

Individual Learning Plan (ILP)

The ILP personalises the curriculum for each apprentice, taking into account their prior learning, career aspirations, additional learning requirements and any bespoke training required by the employer. The ILP will include objectives for the apprentice as well as information on their off-the-job-learning and opportunities for feedback.

Apprenticeship Training Providers must create an ILP for each apprentice based on their initial assessment of the apprentice

Tripartite reviews

Tripartite reviews are a standardised way of monitoring an apprentice’s progress through the degree apprenticeship programme and take place regularly, as set out in the ILP, between the apprentice, the employer and the Apprenticeship Training Provider