Apprenticeship Programmes in Construction

Your role

• You will work with and support learners throughout their apprenticeship
• Attend an initial meeting with the training provider to identify the range of tasks required to meet industry competency statements, work-based project and completion of ‘Form A Employer Confirmation’ and ‘Form B Employer Checklist’
• Provide opportunities for the learner to carry out the activities outlined within the occupational competency statements set by industry
• Meet with training providers to review and record the learner’s progress throughout their apprenticeship
• Support the learner in gathering evidence to confirm proficiency in the activities that they carried out
• In limited circumstances simulated activities can be arranged on-site/in the workplace by the employer to gather evidence
• Support the learner in documenting their evidence, e.g. through a journal or diary
• Confirm when the learner has met the required standard for the trade and is ready to progress to their final assessment (the professional discussion), confirmed by completing ‘Form A Employer Confirmation’ and ‘Form B Employer Checklist’
• Support the learner in applying for their relevant industry competency card

Our role

• We will work with employers to guide and support the learner throughout their journey
• We will attend an initial meeting with the employer to identify the range of activities required to meet industry competency statements and the work-based project
• Ensure the quality of ‘Form A Employer Confirmation’ and ‘Form B Employer Checklist’ which will allow the learner to progress onto their final assessment, the professional discussion
• Ensure evidence gathered by all of our learners is appropriate and complete by carrying out and recording internal quality assurance sampling (confirmed by signing/dating section 3 of ‘Form A Employer Confirmation’)
• Support the employer and learner in documenting the evidence, e.g. a journal or diary, as referenced in the occupational competency statements

Requirements of evidence

Compiling the learner’s evidence should only start once the employer is satisfied the learner is consistently working at or above the criteria set out in the occupational competence statements. That is to say they are deemed to have achieved occupational proficiency. In making this decision, the employer may take advice from the learner’s training provider. The overall decision must ultimately be made the the employer(s).

• Learner must document their evidence during the on-programme period of the apprenticeship
• It must contain enough evidence, gathered within the workplace, to demonstrate the occupational competency statements
• It will typically contain 15 pieces of evidence, and could take the format of a journal or diary
• Evidence must be mapped against the occupational competency statements
• Evidence sources might include (this is not a definitive list):
  – Workplace documentation, for example job cards/job sheets, check sheets/quality check records, accident records, equipment check/maintenance records
  – Annotated specifications, e.g. drawings, cutting lists, work instructions
  – Annotated photographs
  – Video clips (10mins max.) supported by clear timestamps detailing when key pieces of evidence occur
• Evidence should not include any methods of self-reflection or self-assessment
• Any employer contributions should focus on direct observation (e.g. witness statements) of proficiency rather than opinions
• The evidence must be authenticated by an employer and have been recently gathered. There should be enough evidence documented to show the site based performance statements have been met
• The evidence provided must be valid and attributable to the learner; the documented evidence must be complete. The employer’s signature on the confirmation document confirms this is the case