EPA Early Years Lead – Fixed Term in London

We are seeking an EPA Early Years Lead on a 12 month fixed term contract to conduct and moderate high-quality, fair, and consistent End-point Assessments for Early Years apprentices, ensuring that they meet the requirements of the relevant apprenticeship standards.

VTCT Skills (the working name of Vocational Training Charitable Trust) is a market-leading specialist vocational and technical Awarding Organisation. We offer a comprehensive range of qualifications, assessments and services in 17 sectors, including Hairdressing, Beauty, Logistics and Early Years. Working closely with employers and training providers, our ranges are backed by industry and trusted around the world. With over 3,000 training locations, we help over 120,000 learners achieve professional skills that transform their lives, every year.

Principal Responsibilities include:

• Undertake remote and face-to-face End-point assessments for all Early Years standards Levels 2-5, in a timely manner and in line with regulatory requirements.
• Evaluate apprentices’ knowledge, skills and behaviours against the criteria outlined in the Early Years apprenticeship standards.
• Maintain service-level agreements with regards to responding to End-point assessment planning, operational activities, reports and submissions of assessment outcomes.
• Report all risks and issues encountered during the End-point assessment to the Quality and Customer Experience Lead, including any suspected malpractice/maladministration.
• Ensure all End-point assessment reports and assessment evidence are high quality and recorded accurately.
• Moderate End-point Assessments to ensure consistency and accuracy across different assessors and standards providing constructive feedback to maintain high standards of assessment quality.
• Assign risk ratings and regularly review to identify and mitigate potential issues that could impact assessment integrity and compliance.
• Support the Quality and Customer Experience Lead to deliver and facilitate in-person and online training for Early Years Independent Assessors to cover procedural, process and best practice quality assurance strategies for a range of assessment methods.
• Actively contribute to the continuous improvement of assessment processes and tools, identifying opportunities for enhancement and participating in relevant projects.
• Provide technical expertise and support to colleagues including the Quality and Customer Experience Lead and EPA administrators to resolve customer queries and complete EPA Surgeries.

Essential Criteria:

• Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement (or legacy equivalent).
• Level 4 Certificate in the Internal Quality Assurance of the Assessment Process (or legacy equivalent).
• 3+ years’ experience within the specialist vocational sector.
• 3+ years’ experience in teaching, assessing and internal quality assurance on vocationally related skill-based courses of learning.
• Excellent proof-reading skill/Exceptional eye to detail.
• Evidence of assessing apprentice competence, at the level or above of the End-point Assessment or as specified in the assessment standard.

Desirable Criteria:

• Teaching or educational assessment qualification, above level 5.
• Experience of liaising directly with regulators.
• Excellent rapport building and consultative selling skills.
• Hold advanced qualifications in a vocational specialism.
• Have expert knowledge of Ofqual and IfATE regulations and requirements for conducting end-point assessment and quality assurance activities.

Benefits: 26 days annual leave +