EPA Standard
Community Sport and Health Officer
Community Sport and Health Officers help people become more active by encouraging behaviour change across local communities. Their work supports the sport-for-development sector, which plays a key role in improving the nation’s health.
They work with local organisations to plan and deliver opportunities that help people get moving. Employers may include:
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private and public sector organisations
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charities and third-sector groups
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teams working in leisure, sport, youth work, youth justice, outdoor education and public health
Officers need to understand how behaviour change works and be able to adapt their approach for different groups.
They’ll also know how to lead teams and volunteers, design suitable activity programmes, and work with partners and stakeholders to make things happen.
Level 3 
£9,000 
16 months
Why NCFE?
We’re an approved End-Point Assessment Organisation (EPAO) specialising in EPA delivery across health, education, early years, digital, social care, and business apprenticeship standards. We offer flexible and reliable EPA solutions supported by sector expertise, guidance documents and proactive service and support.
End-point assessment
The end-point assessment (EPA) for the Community Sport and Health Officer apprenticeship standard contains four assessment methods:
Work-based Observation
The Work-based Observation allows the Independent End-Point Assessor (IEPA) to see the apprentice conducting their normal everyday work. This assessment method is undertaken in the apprentice’s workplace, under normal working conditions and should last for 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Grading: fail, pass or distinction.
Case Study Challenge
The Case Study Challenge is a desk-top exercise similar to those often used in selection and assessment centres. The case study challenge will require the apprentice to solve one regular problem faced in community sport. The Case Study Challenge will last 2 hours and 30 minutes and will be carried out under controlled exam conditions.
Grading: fail, pass or distinction.
Presentation and Questions and Answers (Q&A)
The apprentice will give a 12 minute Presentation to a panel on a major piece of work they will have selected to showcase. The panel will then have 15 minutes to question the apprentice on the details of their Presentation.
Grading: fail, pass or distinction.
Panel Interview
The Panel Interview is a check and challenge process on the apprentice’s broader experiences including communication, progression plans, their professional network, conflict resolution and soft skills development. Reflective Accounts will be discussed in the Panel Interview. The assessment duration is 45 minutes.
Grading: fail, pass or distinction.
Community Sport and Health Officer
Delivering from 9 March 2018
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