End Point Assessment
made easy

1st for EPA provides end point assessment for apprenticeships throughout the UK. As leading providers of end point assessment, we give full support and guidance to make the EPA process easy. We work with apprentices, employers and training providers to deliver a complete apprenticeship assessment service. If you’re looking for an end point assessment organisation (EPAO), speak to us.

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How we make EPA easy

Here’s why employers and training providers choose 1st for EPA as their end point assessment organisation (EPAO):

Support and guidance

from registration to completion.
Resource bank

and guidance notes for each apprenticeship standard.
Experienced assessors

with in-depth knowledge of end point assessments.
Friendly team

to answer all your questions.
Remote EPA

so apprentices can undergo end point assessment from anywhere in the UK.
We claim your certificate

on completion of your apprenticeship.

What is EPA?

End point assessment, or EPA, is the process of assessing an apprentice as they approach the end of their apprenticeship. Once all on-programme learning is complete, the apprentice goes through the Gateway stage into the EPA stage. This is where an independent EPA organisation (known as an EPAO) carries out assessment according to the apprenticeship standard’s assessment plan. Every EPAO must be on the Register of End Point Assessment Organisations.

The standards we assess

How does EPA work?

The apprentice’s employer chooses an end point assessment organisation (EPAO), often with the help of their training provider.
The training provider registers the apprentice with the EPAO, giving an expected date for EPA.
The apprentice completes Gateway and schedules their EPA.
1st for EPA provides full support and guidance to help the apprentice prepare for EPA.
EPA is carried out with a qualified assessor.
1st for EPA carries out quality checks, then notifies the apprentice of their results and claims their completion certificate from the ESFA.

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Updates to the Business Administrator Assessment Plan

The Institute for Apprenticeships has updated the assessment plan for the Business Administrator level 3 apprenticeship standard. The new assessment plan, updated 10th September 2020, can be found here. It has been confirmed that any apprentice registered with a training provider on this standard from 10th September 2020 should be assessed under this version of ...
1st for EPA Approved to Assess Marketing Apprenticeships

1st for EPA has successfully been placed on the government’s Register of End Point Assessment Organisations (EPAOs) to assess marketing apprenticeships. We now provide end point assessment for these apprenticeship standards: Marketing Manager – level 6 Marketing Executive – level 4 Marketing Assistant – level 3 1st for EPA is only the second company to ...
6 Ways to Demonstrate Skills and Behaviours in End Point Assessment

The purpose of end point assessment is to judge how apprentices applied the knowledge, skills and behaviours they acquired during their apprenticeship. It isn’t enough to say “I know the theory” or “I showed my adaptability.” To achieve the marks, apprentices must actively demonstrate that they have the skills and behaviours detailed in the standard and have applied them in ...

End Point Assessment
made easy

How we make EPA easy

Support and guidance

Resource bank

Experienced assessors

Friendly team

Remote EPA

We claim your certificate

What is EPA?

The standards we assess

HR Consultant and Partner End Point Assessment

HR Support End Point Assessment

Business Administrator End Point Assessment

Digital Marketer End Point Assessment

Marketing Assistant End Point Assessment

Marketing Executive End Point Assessment

Marketing Manager End Point Assessment

How does EPA work?

Register your interest in these standards

Latest blogs

Updates to the Business Administrator Assessment Plan

1st for EPA Approved to Assess Marketing Apprenticeships

6 Ways to Demonstrate Skills and Behaviours in End Point Assessment

End Point Assessment made easy

How we make EPA easy

Support and guidance

Resource bank

Experienced assessors

Friendly team

Remote EPA

We claim your certificate

What is EPA?

The standards we assess

HR Consultant and Partner End Point Assessment

HR Support End Point Assessment

Business Administrator End Point Assessment

Digital Marketer End Point Assessment

Marketing Assistant End Point Assessment

Marketing Executive End Point Assessment

Marketing Manager End Point Assessment

How does EPA work?

Register your interest in these standards

Latest blogs

Updates to the Business Administrator Assessment Plan

1st for EPA Approved to Assess Marketing Apprenticeships

6 Ways to Demonstrate Skills and Behaviours in End Point Assessment

End Point Assessment
made easy