Bespoke saddler / Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Schooling

ST0328, bespoke saddler stage 3

It is a abstract of the important thing issues that you just – the apprentice and your employer must find out about your end-point evaluation (EPA). You and your employer ought to learn the EPA plan for the complete particulars. It has info on evaluation technique necessities, roles and duties, and re-sits and re-takes.

What’s an end-point evaluation and why it occurs

An EPA is an evaluation on the finish of your apprenticeship. It’s going to assess you towards the information, expertise, and behaviours (KSBs) within the occupational customary. Your coaching will cowl the KSBs. The EPA is your alternative to indicate an unbiased assessor how effectively you possibly can perform the occupation you will have been educated for.

Your employer will select an end-point evaluation organisation (EPAO) to ship the EPA. Your employer and coaching supplier ought to inform you what to anticipate and the right way to put together in your EPA. 

The size of the coaching for this apprenticeship is often 24 months. The EPA interval is often 2 months.

The general grades obtainable for this apprenticeship are:

Once you go the EPA, you can be awarded your apprenticeship certificates.

EPA gateway

The EPA gateway is when the EPAO checks and confirms that you’ve met any necessities required earlier than you begin the EPA. You’ll solely enter the gateway when your employer says you might be prepared.

The gateway necessities in your EPA are:

• achieved English and arithmetic {qualifications} in step with the apprenticeship funding guidelines

• for the skilled dialogue, the mission’s title and scope have to be agreed with the EPAO and a mission abstract submitted

• handed some other {qualifications} listed within the occupational customary

For the bespoke saddler, the qualification required is:

Metropolis & Guilds Degree 3 Diploma in Saddlery (Saddle and Bridle pathways)

Evaluation strategies

Quick written take a look at

You’ll full a take a look at requiring brief written solutions. Will probably be closed ebook, which means you’ll not have entry to any books or reference supplies.

The take a look at may have 20 brief response written questions. You’ll have 75 minutes to finish it.

Sensible evaluation with questions

You may be noticed by an unbiased assessor finishing a set of duties. It’s going to final 4 hours. They’ll ask you at the least 5 questions.

Skilled dialogue

You’ll have knowledgeable skilled dialogue with an unbiased assessor. It’s going to final 60 minutes. They’ll ask you at the least 15 questions. The questions can be about sure elements of your occupation. You should utilize it to assist reply the questions.

Who to contact for assist or extra info

You must converse to your employer when you’ve got a question that pertains to your job.

You must converse to your coaching supplier when you’ve got any questions on your coaching or EPA earlier than it begins.

You must obtain detailed info and assist from the EPAO earlier than the EPA begins. You must converse to them when you’ve got any questions on your EPA as soon as it has began.

Affordable changes

In case you have a incapacity, a bodily or psychological well being situation or different particular concerns, you could possibly have an affordable adjustment that takes this under consideration. You must converse to your employer, coaching supplier and EPAO and ask them what assist you will get. The EPAO will determine if an adjustment is acceptable.

Skilled recognition

This apprenticeship aligns with The Society of Grasp Saddlers (SMS) for Intermediate Saddler

Please contact the skilled physique for extra particulars.

This doc explains the necessities for end-point evaluation (EPA) for the bespoke saddler apprentices. Finish-point evaluation organisations (EPAOs) should comply with this when designing and delivering their EPA.

Bespoke saddler apprentices, their employers and coaching suppliers ought to learn this doc.

An authorised EPAO should conduct the EPA for this apprenticeship. Employers should choose an authorised EPAO from the Schooling and Expertise Funding Company’s Register of end-point evaluation organisations (RoEPAO).

A full-time apprentice sometimes spends 24 months on-programme (this implies in coaching earlier than the gateway) working in the direction of competence as a bespoke saddler. All apprentices should spend at the least 12 months on-programme. All apprentices should spend at the least 20% of their on-programme time finishing off-the-job coaching.

This EPA has 3 EPA strategies.

The grades obtainable for every EPA technique are:

EPA technique 1 – written paper:

EPA technique 2 – sensible expertise take a look at:

EPA technique 3 – skilled dialogue:

The consequence from every EPA technique is mixed to determine the general apprenticeship grade. The next grades can be found for the apprenticeship:

The EPA can be taken throughout the EPA interval. The EPA interval begins when the EPAO confirms the gateway necessities are met and is often 2 months.

The expectation is that the EPAO will verify the gateway necessities are met and the EPA begins as shortly as doable.

The apprentice’s employer should verify that they assume the apprentice is working at or above the occupational customary as a bespoke saddler. They’ll then enter the gateway. The employer might take recommendation from the apprentice’s coaching supplier(s), however the employer should make the choice.

Apprentices should meet the next gateway necessities earlier than beginning their EPA.

These are:

• achieved English and arithmetic at Degree 21.

• achieved Metropolis & Guilds Degree 3 Diploma in Saddlery (Saddle and Bridle pathways)

• for the skilled dialogue apprentices should submit: portfolio of proof

Portfolio of proof necessities:

Apprentices should compile a portfolio of proof throughout the on-programme interval of the apprenticeship. It ought to include proof associated to the KSBs that can be assessed by this evaluation technique. The portfolio of proof will sometimes include 20 discrete items of proof (should include a completed Saddle and Bridle). Proof needs to be mapped towards the KSBs.

Proof could also be used to show multiple KSB; a qualitative versus quantitative method is usually recommended. Proof sources might embrace:

• office documentation/information, for instance:
  • office insurance policies/procedures, information
  • witness statements
  • annotated images
  • video clips (most whole period 10 minutes); the apprentice have to be in view and identifiable
  • a completed saddle and bridle (required)
  • samples and take a look at items

This isn’t a definitive listing; different proof sources could be included.

The portfolio shouldn’t embrace reflective accounts or any strategies of self-assessment. Any employer contributions ought to concentrate on direct commentary of efficiency (for instance witness statements) slightly than opinions. The proof supplied needs to be legitimate and attributable to the apprentice; the portfolio of proof ought to include an announcement from the employer and apprentice confirming this.

The EPAO shouldn’t assess the portfolio of proof immediately because it underpins the dialogue. Unbiased assessors ought to overview the portfolio of proof to organize questions for the dialogue evaluation technique. They don’t seem to be required to offer suggestions after this overview.

The EPA interval begins when the EPAO confirms all gateway necessities have been met. The expectation is they are going to do that as shortly as doable.

The evaluation strategies could be delivered in any order.

The results of one evaluation technique doesn’t should be identified earlier than beginning the following.

Overview

Within the take a look at, the apprentice solutions questions in a managed and invigilated setting. It offers the apprentice the chance to show the information mapped to this evaluation technique.

Rationale

This EPA technique is getting used as a result of:

• It permits apprentices to show information that doesn’t lend itself to a multiple-choice take a look at.
• It may be performed remotely, probably lowering prices.

Supply

• Well being and Security (Horse and Rider) K16
• Buyer Liaison K5
• Pre- Manufacture K4, K8
• Manufacture K2, K20

Take a look at administration

Marking

Evaluation location

Query and useful resource improvement

The EPAO should develop a purpose-built evaluation specification and query financial institution. It’s endorsed that is finished in session with employers of this occupation. The EPAO ought to preserve the safety and confidentiality of EPA supplies when consulting employers. The evaluation specification and query financial institution have to be reviewed at the least yearly to make sure they continue to be fit-for-purpose.  

The evaluation specification have to be related to the occupation and show the right way to assess the KSBs mapped to this evaluation technique. The EPAO should be sure that questions are refined and developed to a excessive customary. The questions have to be unpredictable. A query financial institution of adequate dimension will assist this.

The EPAO should be sure that apprentice has a distinct set of questions within the case of re-sits or re-takes.

The EPAO should produce the next supplies to assist the written paper:

• unbiased assessor evaluation supplies which embrace:
  • coaching supplies
  • administration supplies
  • moderation and standardisation supplies
  • steerage supplies
  • grading steerage
  • take a look at specification
  • pattern take a look at and mark schemes
  • dwell checks and mark schemes
  • query financial institution
• EPA steerage for the apprentice and the employer

The EPAO should be sure that the EPA supplies are topic to high quality assurance procedures together with standardisation, coaching, and moderation.

Overview

In a sensible evaluation, the unbiased assessor observes the apprentice finishing a job or collection of duties set by the EPAO. The EPAO decides the place it takes place. The take a look at setting should intently relate to the apprentice’s pure working setting. This enables the apprentice to show the KSBs mapped to this evaluation.

The sensible evaluation and responses to questions have to be assessed holistically by the unbiased assessor when they’re deciding the grade.

Rationale

This EPA technique is getting used as a result of this can be a sensible occupation. The first operate of this function is to fabricate and alter saddlery merchandise so you will need to observe the proper processes are applied and a top quality end is achieved.

• sensible evaluation makes use of employer sources and gear, which can be acquainted to the apprentice and can enable them to carry out at their greatest.
• duties accomplished throughout the sensible evaluation ought to contribute to office productiveness and are legitimate
• it’s a holistic evaluation technique.

Supply

Evaluation location

Query and useful resource improvement

The EPAO should write an evaluation specification and query financial institution. The specification have to be related to the occupation and show the right way to assess the KSBs mapped to this evaluation technique. It’s endorsed that is finished in session with employers of this occupation. EPAOs ought to preserve the safety and confidentiality of EPA supplies when consulting employers. The questions have to be unpredictable. A query financial institution of adequate dimension will assist this. The evaluation specification and questions have to be reviewed at the least yearly to make sure they continue to be fit-for-purpose.

The EPAO should develop purpose-built query banks and be sure that applicable high quality assurance procedures are in place. For instance, contemplating . The EPAO should be sure that questions are refined and developed to a excessive customary.

The EPAO should be sure that the apprentice has a distinct set of questions within the case of re-sits or re-takes.

The EPAO should produce the next supplies to assist the sensible expertise take a look at:

• unbiased assessor evaluation supplies which embrace:
  • coaching supplies
  • administration supplies
  • moderation and standardisation supplies
  • steerage supplies
  • grading steerage
  • query financial institution
• EPA steerage for the apprentice and the employer

Overview

Rationale

This EPA technique is getting used as a result of:

• it permits the apprentice to be assessed towards KSBs that may take too lengthy to watch or don’t lend themselves to knowledgeable dialogue evaluation.
• it permits for the testing of responses the place there are quite a few potential solutions that would not be examined via the multiple-choice take a look at.
• it’s cost-effective.

Supply

• Well being and Security (Horse and Rider)
• Buyer Liason
• Pre-Manufacture
• Manufacture
• Submit-Manufacture

Comply with-up questions are allowed the place clarification is required. The unbiased assessor should use the questions from their EPAO’s query financial institution or create their very own questions in-line with the EPAO’s coaching.

The unbiased assessor should make the grading choice. The unbiased assessor should hold correct information of the evaluation. They need to file:

• the apprentice’s solutions to questions
• the KSBs demonstrated in solutions to questions
• the grade achieved 

Evaluation location

Query and useful resource improvement

The EPAO should develop a purpose-built evaluation specification and query financial institution. It’s endorsed that is finished in session with employers of this occupation. The EPAO ought to preserve the safety and confidentiality of EPA supplies when consulting employers. The evaluation specification and query financial institution have to be reviewed at the least yearly to make sure they continue to be fit-for-purpose.  

The evaluation specification have to be related to the occupation and show the right way to assess the KSBs mapped to this evaluation technique. The EPAO should be sure that questions are refined and developed to a excessive customary. The questions have to be unpredictable. A query financial institution of adequate dimension will assist this.

The EPAO should be sure that apprentice has a distinct set of questions within the case of re-sits or re-takes.

The EPAO should produce the next supplies to assist the skilled dialogue:

• unbiased assessor evaluation supplies which embrace:

• coaching supplies
• administration supplies
• moderation and standardisation supplies
• steerage supplies
• grading steerage
• query financial institution

• EPA steerage for the apprentice and the employer

The EPAO should be sure that the EPA supplies are topic to high quality assurance procedures together with standardisation, coaching, and moderation.

The evaluation strategies contribute equally to the general EPA go grade.

Efficiency within the EPA will decide the apprenticeship grade of:

Unbiased assessors should individually grade the: written paper, sensible expertise take a look at {and professional} dialogue in keeping with the necessities set out on this EPA plan.

EPAOs should mix the person evaluation technique grades to find out the general EPA grade.

An apprentice who fails a number of evaluation technique can be awarded an general EPA fail.

An apprentice should obtain at the least a go in all of the evaluation strategies to get an general go. To realize an general EPA ‘distinction,’ apprentices should obtain a distinction in sensible evaluation with questions {and professional} dialogue (underpinned by portfolio), and a go within the written take a look at

Grades from particular person evaluation strategies needs to be mixed within the following option to decide the grade of the EPA general.

The end result of the EPA have to be aggregated with the diploma to allow the degree-apprenticeship to be awarded.

As soon as the general EPA grade has been decided, aggregation could be achieved in a wide range of methods. This can be decided throughout the creation of the degree-apprenticeship. Examples of how this aggregation can work consists of:

• every evaluation technique grade, and due to this fact the general EPA grade, could be transformed to marks or percentages nevertheless these have to be an absolute determine and never a variety
• alternatively, the general EPA grade can be utilized immediately

HEPs can discover different methods of aggregating the EPA with the diploma outcomes in-line with the most recent IfATE degree-apprenticeship coverage

Apprentices who fail a number of EPA technique(s) can take a re-sit or a re-take on the employer’s discretion. The apprentice’s employer must agree {that a} re-sit or re-take is acceptable. A re-sit doesn’t want additional studying, whereas a re-take does.

Apprentices ought to have a supportive motion plan to organize for a re-sit or a re-take.

The employer and EPAO agree the timescale for a re-sit or re-take. A re-sit is often taken inside 2 months of the EPA end result notification. The timescale for a re-take relies on how a lot re-training is required and is often taken inside 5 months of the EPA end result notification.

Failed EPA strategies have to be re-sat or re-taken inside a 6-month interval from the EPA end result notification, in any other case the complete EPA will should be re-sat or re-taken in full.

Re-sits and re-takes will not be provided to apprentices wishing to maneuver from go to a better grade.

An apprentice will get a most EPA grade of go for a re-sit or re-take, except the EPAO determines there are distinctive circumstances.

The EPAO will need to have cheap changes preparations for the EPA.

This could embrace:

• how an apprentice qualifies for cheap adjustment
• what cheap changes could also be made

Changes should preserve the validity, reliability and integrity of the EPA as outlined on this EPA plan.

Inside high quality assurance refers to how EPAOs guarantee legitimate, constant and dependable EPA choices. EPAOs should adhere to the necessities throughout the roles and duties part and:

• have efficient and rigorous high quality assurance methods and procedures that guarantee honest, dependable and constant EPA no matter employer, place, time or unbiased assessor
• appoint unbiased assessors who’re competent to ship the EPA and who:
  • have current related expertise of the occupation or sector to at the least occupational stage 5 gained within the final 3 years or vital expertise of the occupation or sector
  • have skilled physique membership with:

    Society of Grasp Saddlers (SMS)

  • meet the next minimal necessities:

    unbiased assessors needs to be grasp saddlers, certified by career and have confirmed expertise within the area of labor based mostly studying coaching and/or instructional evaluation. all unbiased assessors will need to have {qualifications} and expertise as outlined within the factors beneath.

    obligatory necessities – bespoke saddler unbiased assessor:

    • skilled recognition of grasp saddler.
• function induction coaching for anybody concerned within the supply and/or evaluation of the EPA
• present coaching for unbiased assessors in good evaluation follow, working the evaluation instruments and making grading choices
• present ongoing coaching for markers and invigilators
• present standardisation exercise for this apprenticeship customary for all unbiased assessors:
  • earlier than they conduct an EPA for the primary time
  • if the EPA is up to date
  • periodically as applicable (a minimal of yearly)
• conduct efficient moderation of EPA choices and grades
• conduct appeals the place required, in keeping with the EPAO’s appeals process, reviewing and making last choices on EPA choices and grades
• haven’t any direct reference to the apprentice, their employer or coaching supplier. In all situations, together with when the EPAO is the coaching supplier (for instance a better schooling establishment)

Affordability of the EPA can be aided by utilizing at the least among the following:

• finishing relevant evaluation strategies on-line (for instance computer-based evaluation)

• assessing a number of apprentices concurrently the place the tactic of evaluation permits this

• utilizing the employer’s premises

• conducting evaluation strategies on the identical day

This apprenticeship customary is designed to organize profitable apprentices to satisfy the necessities for registration as an:

Intermediate Saddler with The Society of Grasp Saddlers (SMS)