Overview
In a sensible evaluation with questions, an unbiased assessor observes the apprentice finishing a activity or collection of duties set by the EPAO. The EPAO decides the place it takes place. The evaluation surroundings should intently relate to the apprentice’s pure working surroundings. This enables the apprentice to show the KSBs mapped to this evaluation technique.
Rationale
- whereas this occupation entails sensible duties finest assessed by commentary on-the-job, the chance to show the transferable abilities required could also be restricted in an actual work context as a consequence of accessibility and scheduling points
- a sensible evaluation has been chosen as this permits all apprentices to have the identical alternative to show their competence towards the KSBs
- questioning permits for the evaluation of the breadth and depth of underpinning data towards the grading descriptors
- it’s a holistic evaluation technique
Supply
The sensible evaluation with questions have to be structured to provide the apprentice the chance to show the KSBs mapped to this evaluation technique to the best obtainable grade.
An unbiased assessor should conduct and assess the sensible evaluation with questions.
The unbiased assessor should solely observe one apprentice at a time to make sure high quality and rigour. They have to be as unobtrusive as potential.
The EPAO should give an apprentice 2 weeks discover of the sensible evaluation with questions.
The sensible evaluation with questions should take 29 hours.
The unbiased assessor can improve the time of the sensible evaluation with questions by as much as 10%. This time is to permit the apprentice to finish a activity or reply to a query if essential.
The sensible evaluation with questions could happen in elements however have to be accomplished over 5 working day(s). A working day is often thought of to be 7.5 hours lengthy. The explanation for this break up is to supply enough time for the apprentice to finish all parts of the sensible evaluation.
EPAOs should handle invigilation of the apprentice through the evaluation, to take care of safety of the EPA, in step with their malpractice coverage. This contains breaks and shifting between places through the working day.
The unbiased assessor should clarify to the apprentice the format and timescales of the sensible evaluation with questions earlier than it begins. This doesn’t depend in the direction of the evaluation time.
The unbiased assessor should observe the next through the sensible evaluation:
Part 1 – Set up (Usually 24 hours)
The apprentice will probably be supplied with a written temporary detailing a buyer’s low carbon heating and scorching water set up specification. The specification will embrace a low carbon heating and scorching water system, that would embrace however shouldn’t be restricted to:
- floor supply warmth pump
- air supply warmth pump
- water supply warmth pump
- photo voltaic thermal system
The apprentice will perform planning and set up practices, together with the next:
- compliance with well being and security laws
- manufacturing of a piece programme, threat evaluation and technique assertion
- planning, sizing and choosing the system
- putting in the system
- testing and commissioning the system
- conducting a buyer handover
The unbiased assessor will play the function of the client when the apprentice conducts the client handover.
Part 2 – Upkeep (Usually 5 hours)
The unbiased assessor will pre-install two generally discovered faults on a low carbon heating and scorching water set up that would embrace however shouldn’t be restricted to:
- floor supply warmth pump
- air supply warmth pump
- water supply warmth pump
- photo voltaic thermal system
The apprentice will perform upkeep practices on the low carbon heating and scorching water set up, together with the next:
- secure isolation {of electrical} provide
- compliance with well being and security laws
- servicing the system
- analysis of a minimal of two generally discovered faults (for instance, fallacious pipe dimension, fallacious kind of insulation, and so on.)
- rectification of two generally discovered faults
These actions present the apprentice with the chance to show the KSBs mapped to this evaluation technique.
The unbiased assessor should ask questions. The aim of the unbiased assessor’s questions is to discover features of the KSBs not demonstrated within the sensible evaluation and present depth of understanding.
Questioning can happen each throughout and after the sensible evaluation. The time for questioning is included within the total evaluation time. The unbiased assessor should ask a minimum of 5 questions. To stay as unobtrusive as potential, the unbiased assessor ought to ask questions throughout pure stops between duties and after completion of labor moderately than disrupting the apprentice’s stream. The unbiased assessor should use the questions from the EPAO’s query financial institution or create their very own questions in-line with the EPAO’s coaching.
The unbiased assessor can ask follow-up inquiries to make clear solutions given by the apprentice. These questions are along with the above set variety of questions for the sensible evaluation with questions and needs to be saved to a minimal.
The unbiased assessor should maintain correct information of the evaluation. They have to document:
- the KSBs noticed
- the apprentice’s solutions to questions
- KSBs demonstrated in solutions to questions
- the grade achieved
The unbiased assessor should make the grading resolution. The sensible evaluation and responses to questions have to be assessed holistically by the unbiased assessor when they’re deciding the grade.
Evaluation location
The sensible evaluation with questions will happen in a simulated surroundings chosen by the EPAO (for instance the EPAO’s or employer’s premises). The simulated surroundings should relate to the apprentice’s pure work surroundings. Gear and sources wanted for the sensible evaluation with questions have to be supplied by the EPAO, who can liaise with the employer to supply these.
Query and useful resource improvement
The EPAO should develop a purpose-built evaluation specification and query financial institution. It is strongly recommended 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 a minimum of annually to make sure they continue to be fit-for-purpose.
The evaluation specification have to be related to the occupation and show methods 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 enough dimension will assist this.
The EPAO should be sure that the apprentice has a unique set of questions within the case of re-sits or re-takes.
The EPAO should produce the next supplies to assist the sensible evaluation with questions:
- 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
