End-point assessment

The EPA for Team Leader or Supervisor contains two methods of assessment:

Presentation with Questions and Answers

The Presentation should provide a summary of the apprentice’s role as a Team Leader or Supervisor, what they do and how this is relevant to their role and organisation. It should focus on how they tackle current topics and will cover all KSBs assigned to this assessment method. The apprentice will prepare and deliver a Presentation based on topic(s) covered within the apprenticeship to the Independent End-Point Assessor (IEPA). This will be followed by a Question and Answer session to enable discussion of the topic in greater detail. The Presentation will last 20 minutes and the Questions and Answers, 30 minutes.

Grading: the Presentation with Questions and Answers is graded Fail, Pass or Distinction. To achieve a Distinction, the apprentice must meet all of the Pass descriptors and Distinction descriptors assigned to this method.

Professional Discussion underpinned by a Portfolio of Evidence

The Professional Discussion will be appropriately structured to draw
out the best of the apprentice’s competence and excellence and
cover the KSBs assigned to this assessment method. It is an in-depth, two-way dialogue between the apprentice and the IEPA allowing the apprentice to explore their own practice and experience to show they are occupationally competent. The Professional Discussion will last 60 minutes. 

Grading: the Professional Discussion is graded Fail, Pass, Distinction. To achieve a Distinction, the apprentice must meet all of the Pass descriptors and Distinction descriptors assigned to this method.