TRAINING
The End Point is nigh!
Paul Singh of ChillAir Training Academy shares his view on the End Point Assessment.
T
he RACHP industry is well-versed with new challenges, jargon and acronyms. The much awaited RACHP technician trailblazer is filled with them. It has already had its ups and downs, bringing acronyms like such as IA, EPA, EPAO and ROATP into the forefront – which have nothing to do with the environmental protection agency.
Since the launch of the Trailblazer in 2015, we have been grappling with its requirements with many meetings, forums and webinars ensuing. Both employers and training providers have had a rocky ride thruoghout, but finally we had sight of the finished updated document.
In June of this year, the End Point Assessment (EPA) plan was ratified and thrust upon us. It came as a surprise; many had not heard that it was in print. I contacted some training providers and they did not know how it came about. I spoke to some employers and they commented that they had no idea of the updated content.
Those employers that did have an input into the updated version claim that their thoughts were not really considered as much as they had hoped. Certainly, there are people out there that are unhappy.
The End Point Assessment organisations (EPAOs), such as City and Guilds and BESA, now have the task of preparing the requisite documentation to deliver and/or assess the RACHP Engineering Technician Level 3 Trailblazer. The EPAOs must be on the register of End Point Assessment organisations (ROEPAO) and to deliver this Trailblazer, you should be on the register of approved training providers (ROATP).
The gist of the RACHP Trailblazer is that an apprentice will be on a programme of study for up to three years, with a view to achieving a Level 3 qualification and gaining the necessary knowledge, skills and behaviours to enter the end point assessment via the Gateway.
The End Point Assessment will be carried out by an independent assessor (IA).
This IA cannot be associated with the apprentice, the training provider or the employer and must be completely independent. Within an industry as small and social as ours, this could prove difficult.
While on the programme, the apprentice must have off-the-job training equating to some 20% of the duration of the apprenticeship. Clearly, the other 80% would be on-the-job.
46 August 2018
www.acr-news.com
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