End Point Assessment Process

This page provides access to the current End Point Assessment (EPA) Process Document.

This process document sets out the University of Nottingham’s approach to delivering and managing the quality of the End Point Assessment (EPA) for Degree Apprenticeship Programmes. 

EPAs are a synoptic assessment of the knowledge, skills and behaviours that have been learnt throughout the apprenticeship. The purpose of the EPA is to make sure the apprentice is occupationally competent and meets the standard set as relevant to the specific apprenticeship standard. 

EPAs can be integrated or non-integrated. An integrated EPA is incorporated into the University qualification. A non- integrated EPA is a separate assessment carried out by a third-party organisation after the apprentice has competed the University qualification.

This document is informed by guidance produced by the Education and Skills Funding agency (ESFA), the Institute for Apprentices and Technical Education (IfATE)/Skills England and the Office for Students (OfS). It outlines roles and responsibilities in relation to EPAs for University Staff, apprentices, employers, Assessors and Examiners.