Guidance

Removal from the apprenticeship provider and assessment register

How the Department for Education may prevent apprenticeship providers and end-point assessment organisations from providing or assessing apprenticeships.

From:
Department for Education
Published
1 August 2023

Applies to England

Documents

Removal from the apprenticeship provider and assessment register: guidance for providers

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Removal or withdrawal from the apprenticeship provider and assessment register: guidance for end point assessment organisations

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Details

The guidance for providers outlines how the Department for Education (DfE) will respond when apprenticeship providers:

  • do not apply to join the apprenticeship provider and assessment register (APAR) by their deadline
  • breach an APAR condition of acceptance
  • apply to join the APAR and are unsuccessful
  • apply to join the APAR after being removed from it

The guidance for end-point assessment organisations (EPAOs) outlines:

  • when DfE may remove or limit EPAOs’ right to assess apprenticeships
  • how EPAOs can withdraw from assessing a particular standard
  • when EPAOs may reapply to join the APAR after removal or withdrawal
Published 1 August 2023