Vicki Cook 
Since our last newsletter, we have added the following EPA Specifications to the EPA Resources section of the EUIAS website: Power Network Craftsperson Gas Network Craftsperson Electrical and Instrumentation Emergency Response Network Pipelines Maintenance Electrical Power Networks Engineer Asset Management EPA Specifications contain everything you need to know about your end-point assessment including: service delivery … Read more
EUIAS is partnering with Federation for Industry Sector Skills and Standards to implement ACE360 as our Apprenticeship Management System to manage the End-Point Assessment process and to claim your ESFA certificate. ACE360 was created by the Federation for Industry Sector Skills and Standards who have served the Apprenticeship Framework system since 2012. ACE360 offers a … Read more
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) and the ESFA have extended the dates Covid flexibilities are permitted to be used. The guidance is exactly the same as published in December, except that the dates have been extended as shown below in bold. If any customers have questions whether they are affected by this … Read more
EUIAS has expanded its portfolio by adding the following standards to the offer: Engineering Construction Pipefitter Water Network Operative We are in the process of adding Water Process Operative to the offer. We have also revised and improved our End-point Assessment specifications for the following standards Gas Engineering Operative Water Process Technician Electrical Power Protection … Read more
The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) regulates qualifications, examinations and assessments in England. In order for an Awarding Organisation to offer regulated qualifications, which include end-point assessments, the Awarding Organisation has to achieve Ofqual recognition by successfully passing through their recognition process. EUIAS achieved Ofqual recognition in February 2021. This was achieved by … Read more
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (The Institute) and the ESFA published the following update on 29th November 2021. The link provided to the flexibilities framework gives more detail of the flexibilities and the reasons for the withdrawal of the last three flexibilities. If any customers have concerns about whether they are affected by … Read more
What to consider when switching your EPAO? There are plenty of money wise gurus out there telling you to switch your electricity or gas supplier, switch your car insurer, change your bank, or telling you to upgrade, re-finance, cash-in etc. etc. Indeed, switching has pretty much become the norm in our domestic lives, yet when … Read more