Independent End-point Assessors
Are you interested in assessing apprentice competence against an industry specific standard? If so a role as an Independent End-point Assessor may be for you.
We’re recruiting for suitable, qualified individuals to become Independent End-point Assessors at different levels for a wide variety of standards.
The role of our Independent End-point Assessors is to assess apprentices against industry-specific competences.
We would like to hear from you if you:
- Have current technical or occupational understanding in areas being assessed
- Are fully conversant with the standards and criteria being assessed
- Are able to demonstrate the occupational competency, required qualifications and criteria as detailed in the apprenticeship standard person specifications.
- Have experience in interviewing techniques
- Can work independently
- Have good time management skills
- Have no connections with the assessment centre and/or apprentice (to maintain objectivity)
For current vacancies, please visit End-point Assessors .
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Independent End- Point Assessor roles
- We’ll provide introductory training sessions for all our new Independent End-point Assessors, giving you the structure, policy and procedures, and regulatory requirements.
- We provide on-going help and support to all our assessors with updates, webinars and briefings. This will keep you up-to-date with quality assurance and qualification requirements.
- Independent End- Point Assessor role profile ( Note: Person Specification is industry-specific given below)
- Lead Independent End point Assessor Role profile & Person specification
- Principal Independent End point Assessor Role profile & Person specification
The main role of an IEPA is to assess whether the apprentice is competent enough to carry out their role and pass their apprenticeship. As an Independent End-point Assessor (IEPA) you are responsible for administering secure End-point assessments and making valid, reliable assessment decisions. You may be required to travel to employer workplaces, providers and customer assessment sites in order to carry out end-point assessments in line with the requirements of the apprenticeship standard
Our Independent End-point Assessors are responsible for maintaining their own continuing professional development (CPD) and to ensure competency is up-to-date, and in line with qualification requirements.
To maintain customers’ trust in our rigorous assessment, we want people with the right background to whom we can we give the training and support to do well.
Support:
As an Independent End-point Assessor, you’ll be contracted on an annual basis although it will not be possible to guarantee set amounts of work.
To find more details, please refer to the supporting documents of the different End point Assessor roles:
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Industry- specific IEPA Personal Specifications
- Adult Care Worker
- Advanced and Creative Hair Professional
- Advanced Beauty Therapist
- Advanced Carpentry and Joinery
- Autocare Technician
- Beauty Therapist
- Brickwork
- Business Administrator
- Business Analyst
- Carpentry and Joinery
- Chartered Manager
- Chef De Partie
- Commis Chef
- Customer Service Practitioner
- Customer Service Specialist
- Cyber Security Technologist
- Data Analyst
- Data Technician
- Dental Nurse
- Digital Marketer
- Digital Support Technician
- Early Years' Practitioner
- Early Years' Educator
- Engineering Fitter
- Engineering Operative
- Gas Engineer
- Groundworker
- Hair Professional
- Health Care Support Worker
- Healthcare Assistant Practitioner
- Hospitality Supervisor
- Hospitality Team Member
- Heavy Vehicle Service and Maintenance Technician
- Information Communications Technician
- Infrastructure Technician
- IT Technical Saleperson
- Lead Adult Care Worker
- Lead Practitioner in Adult Care
- Leader in Adult Care
- Lean Manufacturing Operative
- Machining Technician
- Maintenance Operations Engineering Technician
- Metal Fabricator
- Motor Vehicle Service and Maintenance Technician
- Multi Channel Marketer
- Network Engineer
- Operational Delivery
- Operations Department Manager
- Painting and Decorating
- Plasterer
- Plumbing and Heating Technician
- Rail Engineering Operative L2 and Technician L3
- Rail Engineering Operative
- Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, Heat Pump Engineering Technician
- Senior Health Care Support Worker
- Senior Leader (New Assessment Plan)
- Software Developer
- Team Leader Supervisor
- Unified Communications Technician
- Vehicle Damage Mechanical, Electrical and Trim Technician
- Vehicle Damage Paint Technician
- Vehicle Damage Panel Technician
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Guide to apply
- CVs must be submitted to support your application to give a detailed overview of how you meet the person specification for the standard(s) you are applying for. These can be found above under each industry area.
- Your application must clearly demonstrate how your occupational experience, qualifications and competency maps to the full expectations set out in the person specification for the standard (s) you are applying for. Applications that do not clearly show this are unlikely to be forwarded to the next stage of our recruitment process.
- Your application will be delayed and may be rejected if the correct occupational qualifications and/or experience are not listed.
- When completing your CPD log it is essential that you include evidence of how you are maintaining competency with up to date industry experience that is directly linked to the standard(s) you are applying to assess.
- If we have no vacancy for a role you’re interested in, please register your interest and you will be notified of upcoming roles as they are advertised.
- On applying for a specific role, if your application is unsuccessful, we’ll keep your application on file for 36 months in the possibility a relevant role does come up.
- City & Guilds is approved to deliver independent end-point assessments across many new apprenticeship standards in England.
- View the summary table
- Click Here to view a short 3 min video about which Assessor Qualifications are accepted.
For current vacancies, please visit End-point Assessors .
In order to apply, you will need to complete the online application and outline your industry experience and include the standards you would like to assess. You will also need to submit a CV and a CPD Log, as attachments.
Things to remember
Recognised Assessor and Internal Quality Assurer qualifications for L/IEPA applicants
Click Here for a CPD log template, which needs to be submitted with each application. You can use this one, or submit your own version, so long as it includes the key information. It is important when completing your CPD log that you include industry/standard specific CPD, that shows you have maintained currency in the industry, and met the specific requirements set out in the assessment plan. General CPD is good, however there must be a real focus towards recent vocational and industry specific CPD to support your application.