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WEC Group Apprentices Achieve 100% End Point Assessment Pass Rate
EngEPA is delighted to congratulate WEC Group on a major milestone, with 100% of its third-year apprentices successfully passing their End Point Assessments (EPA) at the first attempt.The assessments, held at the WEC Engineering Academy in Blackburn on 17 and 18 August, marked the first time WEC Group has delivered its apprenticeship programme as an...
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EngEPA Prepares for Major Changes to Apprenticeship Assessment
EngEPA is gearing up for significant reforms to apprenticeship assessment, following the Department for Education’s (DfE) release of new assessment principles in February 2025. The changes, designed to streamline the process, aim to make assessments more proportionate, remove duplication, and increase flexibility in delivery.The DfE’s new...
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Welder Performance Qualifications: A Licence to Practice
Welder Performance Qualifications (codings) are effectively a licence to practice as a welder. They provide formal recognition of achieving a level of proficiency to a designated national or international standard.When developing the Welding Apprenticeship Standards, it was agreed that to be recognised as a competent welder within industry, achieving...
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EngEPA Secures Contract to Deliver End Point Assessments for British Army Apprentices
EngEPA has been awarded a significant contract to provide End Point Assessments (EPA) for all British Army service personnel undertaking the Level 3 Metal Fabricator and Maintenance and Operations Engineering Technician apprenticeship standards.The British Army, ranked as the number one apprenticeship employer in the UK, runs one of the country&rsquo...
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Changes to the Welding Apprentice Level 2 Standard
There is an insightful article in the August edition of the Welding & Joining Matters Journal, published by The Welding Institute on the changes to the Welding Apprentice Level 2 Standard.The article is written by Martin Fletcher, Chair of the Welding Apprenticeships Standards Committee, IfATE and helpfully outlines the fundamental revision...
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Congratulations to BAE Systems: Named One of the Top 10 Apprenticeship Employers for 2024
EngEPA are thrilled to extend our warmest congratulations to BAE Systems for being recognised as one of the top 10 apprenticeship employers for 2024. This prestigious ranking, produced annually by the Department for Education in partnership with High Fliers Research, highlights BAE Systems' outstanding commitment to nurturing new talent through its...
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