Thursday 22 January, 2:00 – 3:00 PM Energy & Environment Awards is now delivering End-Point Assessment (EPA) for the new Level 3 Engineering Maintenance Technician Apprenticeship Standard. Join our webinar to learn how we can help you navigate this new standard with confidence, supporting your staff, learners, and employer partners through a robust and fair assessment journey. What … Read more
Energy & Utilities Independent Assessment Service (EUIAS) is pleased to announce three new end-point assessments – Lead Engineering Maintenance Technician, Plumbing and Domestic Heating Technician and Water Treatment Technician. Our new End-point Assessments are as follows: Lead Engineering Maintenance Technician The Lead Engineering Maintenance Technician apprenticeship helps recognise emerging talent within the workplace and empowers … Read more
The EUIAS Level 2 NCO Diploma for Water and Gas offers the potential for recognition of existing knowledge, understanding and skills, with specific guidance in assessing the training required available. As a result, experienced individuals may not need to complete the full training to complete the full assessment for their NCO qualification.
In the last edition of the EUIAS newsletter we reported that we are introducing the use of the ABBYY script scanning system. This is now fully operational and we have started the process of migrating to on-screen knowledge testing using the XAMS system from the established IT provider Coelrind. We will keep Centres informed of … Read more
On 15 November the exams regulator Ofqual issued an Information Request to awarding organisations (AOs) to help them better understand any issues affecting the timely completion of end-point assessments. Assessment plans include “EPA windows” – these are the ‘typical’ times that are expected for the completion of end-point assessments and you will find that information … Read more
As part of our commitment to delivering our Customer Charter we have introduced Learning from Experience meetings for all of our customers. These are meetings between our staff, and staff from the training provider and employer to review what went well and what can be improved. They do not replace the regular contact you have … Read more
We’re delighted to have expanded our provision to include technical and safety-critical qualifications which are not end-point assessments. The first qualifications to be offered are the full suite of Street Works Certificates, to enable Operatives and Supervisors to gain initial certification, awarded the first time they achieve or re-assessment, within 5 years of initial certification … Read more
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) is growing in all walks of life and there is no doubt that it will continue to grow. Awarding organisations have a responsibility to ensure that the public can trust the qualifications that they award and this means that the public can trust that learners have fairly achieved the … Read more
Standards in Development Update As announced in the last Newsletter, we are now developing end-point assessments for the following standards: We have been successful in adding them to our scope of approval with Ofqual – a necessary step which involves the regulator confirming that we have the necessary resources and expertise to develop and offer … Read more
Energy & Utilities Independent Assessment Service would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Below is a reminder of our Christmas closure dates. Our main office will close for Christmas from 12:30pm on Friday 22 December 2023 and will reopen at 8:00am on Tuesday 2 … Read more
