Apprenticeship and End Point Assessment

As an End Point Assessment Organisation (EPAO) we’re Ofqual-recognised and have been considered as outstanding overall by our External Quality Assurance Provider (EQAP).

We deliver End Point Assessment (EPA) for five standards from level 3 to level 7.

Peter Cheese, Chief Executive of the CIPD, on apprenticeships

Transcript

[Music] [Peter Cheese, Chief Executive of the CIPD, speaks on camera] We are the body for the people profession and career partner for all people professionals and for over 100 years we've been championing better work and working lives. We set the standards for professional capabilities as well as support the community of people who work in the areas of HR and Learning and Development. I wanted to talk to you about apprenticeships and our support for them.

Under the CIPD we are proud to have supported the development of apprenticeships for people professionals. These apprenticeships champion quality within the people profession and provide the skilled employees our sector needs particularly in these important and changing times. We're also proud to be an endpoint assessment organization for the HR and Learning and Development apprenticeships at levels three and five, and for the senior people professional apprenticeship at level seven.

At the CIPD, we believe that completing an apprenticeship is a fantastic achievement and it should come with professional recognition. Any apprentice who completes their apprenticeship is eligible to come into the membership with the CIPD as their professional body and career partner.

[Music] so we look forward to continuing to support and grow apprenticeships everywhere and for those of you who are taking apprenticeships in our profession we wish you every success in your apprenticeship journey and we look forward to supporting you and welcoming you into our community.

Thank you for listening

Apprenticeship journey

We work closely with employers, apprentices and training providers to deliver successful apprenticeship outcomes.

Enrolment

The apprentice is registered with a training provider who completes the initial assessment and makes sure the apprentice understands their journey. The employer chooses the End Point Assessment Organisation.

Training provider responsibilities Employer responsibilities

To choose a training provider and complete your apprenticeship, please review the Apprenticeship Provider and Assessment Register (APAR) accessible via the Government website.

On programme

The apprentice learns the knowledge, skills and behaviours (KSBs) needed to be occupationally competent. The apprentice, training provider and employer have regular progress reviews.

Apprentice responsibilities

Gateway

The apprentice, training provider and employer discuss readiness for the End Point Assessment (EPA). The employer confirms the apprentice is occupationally competent and the apprentice or training provider submits the Gateway evidence. The CIPD confirm all necessary documentation has been submitted and book in the EPA.

End Point Assessment resources

End Point Assessment

The apprentice has the opportunity to demonstrate their competence and showcase the knowledge, skills and behaviours (KSBs) that they’ve developed throughout their apprenticeship. The apprentice’s evidence is assessed against the standard by a friendly and supportive CIPD assessor.

Standards we assess

Results

Results are released approximately two to three weeks after the End Point Assessment with a helpful feedback report. The CIPD requests the apprenticeship certificate from IfATE on the apprentice’s behalf.

End Point Assessment grades Resits and retakes

Costs and fees

Find out more about costs and fees related to our End Point Assessment services.

Costs and fees

Why choose the CIPD for End Point Assessment?

As the only professional body in the world that can confer individual Chartered status on people professionals, we set professional standards and provide the expertise to drive the people profession forward.

Employers and training providers choose us as their EPAO because of our commitment to quality.

Dedicated team

Our dedicated EPA team are on hand to support throughout the apprenticeship journey. Email us at myepa@cipd.co.uk

Expert assessors

Our assessors are knowledgeable, friendly and supportive and have extensive expertise in HR and L&D. All our assessors are members of the CIPD and demonstrate our values of being customer first, collaborative, expert, impactful and innovative.

Guidance and resources

Our guidance and resources are designed to support apprentices and training providers to understand the requirements of EPA and make sure apprentices are set up for success.

CIPD Membership

We’re the career partner of over 160,000 people professionals across the world. Completing your EPA will make you eligible to join this growing and vibrant community.

Use this apprentice application form to join CIPD membership following an apprenticeship.

To understand the route to come into membership, please review this document

"We are proud to work with the CIPD as our End Point Assessment Organisation. Our relationship brings so much value to our teams and our apprentices, supporting our vision to be a destination employer."

Sainsbury’s

Here’s just a few of the employers and training providers that have chosen to partner with the CIPD as their EPAO.