EPA Standard
Data Analyst
Data Analysts work in any sector where data supports business decisions. Their role is to find ways to use data to answer questions and solve problems. Data analysis involves gathering requirements, inspecting, cleaning, transforming and modelling data. Data Analysts can then uncover useful insights, support decisions and draw conclusions. There are many ways to analyse data, using different techniques and tools. Today, data analysis helps organisations make evidence-based decisions and work more effectively. It’s a fast-changing field, so Data Analysts need to keep up with changes and new trends from across the industry.
Level 4 
£15,000 
24 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 Data Analyst contains two methods of assessment:
Project with Presentation and Questioning
The Work-based Project is designed to give the Data Analyst the opportunity to demonstrate the knowledge, skills and behaviours (KSBs) mapped to the assessment method within their day-to-day work and may cover the following project ideas to enable them to demonstrate competence:
- patterns / trends and predictions
- presenting statistical analysis results to inform decisions
- optimising data models using statistical measures.
The Project is compiled after the apprentice has gone through Gateway. The Project itself will typically take 6 weeks and the report write up a further 2 weeks. Apprentices will then prepare and deliver a Presentation to the Independent End Point Assessor (IEPA) based upon the Project, that appropriately covers the KSBs assigned to this method of assessment.
The Project will be submitted in the form of a 3500 word report (+/- 10%). The Presentation will last for 20 minutes (+10% at the discretion of the IEPA) and the apprentice will then take part in a Question and Answer session lasting 20 minutes (+10% at the discretion of the IEPA.)
Grading: the Project with Presentation and Questioning is graded Fail, Pass or Distinction.
Professional Discussion underpinned by a Portfolio of Evidence
The apprentice will compile a Portfolio of Evidence to be submitted at Gateway, mapped to the KSBs associated with this assessment method. The apprentice will then complete a Professional Discussion with the IEPA to demonstrate the KSBs. The IEPA will ask a minimum of 10 open questions. The Professional Discussion will last for 60 minutes (+10% at the discretion of the IEPA to allow the apprentice to complete their last point).
Grading: the Professional Discussion will be graded as Fail, Pass or Distinction by the IEPA.