More than 40 organisations have been removed from the government’s register to deliver final assessments for apprentices, as officials strengthen regulation around the system.
Data released under Freedom of Information laws to Apprenticeship Data Insight – operated by FE Week publisher Lsect Ltd – found 42 end point assessment organisations (EPAOs) that had previously been on the register (and awarded 2,509 apprenticeship certificates between them) were no longer on there because of changes this year.
The new system introduced this year requires EPAOs to gain Ofqual recognition and submit their EPA on Ofqual’s register of regulated qualifications, as well as applying to the EPAO register through the Department for Education’s apprenticeship service.
