The Quality Code is Key

Katrina Cleaver, Assessment Development Manager,

Chartered Management Institute

Dr Andy Smith, Standards and Frameworks Manager,

Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA)

Katerina Cleaver

13th June 2019

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JOURNEY TO DATE

- IT’S HAD ITS UPS AND DOWNS

SOME OF THE CHALLENGES…..

› Lack of engagement

› Level of support

› Reliance on using academic assignments to evidence work

based projects and/or the application of skills

› Apprentices not being aware that it is an apprenticeship

programme, including why they need to complete an End

Point Assessment and what is involved

› No mapping or evidence locator document included in/with

the portfolio

DIVERSITY & DEGREE

APPRENTICESHIPS

› 51% / 49% male:female ratio

› Around 2 in 5 come from the country's

50% most deprived areas

› 10% BAME background

Note: We are also seeing a range in the age and levels of

experience of apprentices completing our Degree and

Masters level programmes.

WHAT ARE OUR APPRENTICES

SAYING?

As part of a recent pulse survey conducted by CMI to

our Management & Leadership apprentices:

› 89% said their apprenticeship is giving them

better career prospects

› 92% said their apprenticeship is helping them to

develop the skills they need to be more

productive at work

› 89% said their apprenticeship is having a positive

impact on their contribution to the organisation

they work for

“The CMDA has given me

the knowledge, skills &

confidence to develop as

a leader/manager. Not

only has this benefited my

personal development, but

I have been able to

develop my team.”

CMDA Apprentice, HM

Armed Forces

AND THEY ARE GAINING SKILLS

FOR THE FUTURE

% agreeing that they are obtaining management

competencies as part of their CMI accreditation,

including degree apprenticeships

Managing Yourself: 93%

Developing People: 90%

Achieving results:

88%

5 KEY POINTS TO TAKEAWAY

1. The Apprenticeship must be the primary outcome

2. Apprenticeships are work-based not academic learning

programmes

3. Get to know the Apprenticeship Standard and relevant

assessment plan

4. We all need to work together - Employer, Training

Provider and EPAO to ensure the apprentice is ready for

EPA

5. ‘Start With The End In Mind’

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Questions

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Contact Us:

For EPA Queries:

EPA@managers.org.uk

facebook.com/bettermanagers

@CMI_managers

youtube.com/user/cmimanagers

linkedin.com/company/

chartered-management-institute

mailto:membership@managers.org.uk

The Quality Code is Key

Dr Andy Smith

Quality and Standards Manager

FAB and the Assessors Guild Conference

13th June 2019

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