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Apprentice Transition Plan

Staff Briefing

What is the Apprentice Transition Plan?

What is the ATP? A new, co-created service which will offer enhanced support for apprentices who have been made redundant or unemployed as result of the economic impact of Covid 19. What are the timescales? The service will go live from 1 December 2020. Essential training for Providers from November 2020 Communications start w/c 19 October 2020 Who will deliver? The offer will be delivered by SDS contracted Modern Apprenticeship Providers. Providers are expected to continue to help the apprentice find alternative employment to allow them to complete their apprenticeship. How is it structured? There are 5 stages of support. Support is individualised according to an assessment of needs.

How will the Apprentice Transition Plan service benefit apprentices?

Enable some apprentices to complete their apprenticeship Provide a complete record

• f all their certificated

learning Recognise their transferable skills (SCQF benchmarking) Receive a statement of technical competence for skills not assessed Information, guidance and support to help plan next steps

Produce a record of skills and experience to optimise success in gaining alternative employment

The five stages of the ATP

Stage 1: Assess achievements and gaps Stage 2: Design alternative assessment plan Stage 3: Implement revised assessment plan Stage 4: RPL benchmarking Stage 5: Guidance on next steps

Stage 1, 4 and 5 within 12 weeks. All 5 stages within 26 weeks. Maximum of 16 hours per week.

Stage 4 – Output from RPL process

A record of all certificated learning Technical skills statement of competence for non certificated learning Benchmark Statement for SCQF Level for Transferable Skills

Apprentices will receive a Record of Achievement document containing:

Stage 4 – What is involved?

Transferable Skills The assessment process:

• Professional

discussion to summarise competence in technical

• r

core skills which have not been formally assessed.

• ‘Describing Your Skills’ activity: enables the apprentice to

recognise the transferable skills they have developed through experience.

• Assessor led professional discussion: allows their skills to be

identified and measured against the SCQF Employer levelling toolkit.

• 1. Scope of

work

• 2. Degree of

autonomy

• 3. Processes
• 4. Contribution

to quality

• 5. Skills
• 6. Knowledge
• 7. Personal

Development

Training and support for providers

• Learning providers must complete training on Stage 4 of the Process.
• nline training in the RPL process in November.
• pre-course work on SCQF resources, participation in a 90-minute webinar and

a short test.

• written guidance and practical resources/activities they can use with the

apprentice.

• guidance on our quality assurance requirements.
• SDS will provide guidance and some training to support learning providers to deliver information and

guidance services (Stage 5). We will also signpost to readily available tools and resources.

Apprentice eligibility

Apprentices must:

• be registered in the FIPS system;
• have lost their employment since 1 April 2020;
• have been made redundant or are unemployed due to employer ceasing to trade/lack
• f work
• Apprentices will participate on a voluntary basis and will not receive any
• allowance. Apprentices should be advised to check with DWP that they can participate

without comprising their entitlement to benefits. Apprentices may continue with training and assessment before the new scheme starts in December depending on two key things:

• 1. Whether it is permissible to deliver learning and assessment services in

accordance with the relevant awarding body’s assessment strategy.

• 2. How close to completion the apprentice is. They must be able to complete within 26
• weeks. (using expected end date to monitor this)

Apprentice eligibility Assessment Arrangements

Funding and expectations of providers

• A single payment of £400 per apprentice will be paid to learning providers on

successful completion of Stage 1, Stage 4 and Stage 5.

• For apprentices who can complete Stage 2 and Stage 3, the learning Provider can

claim the remaining milestones and the outcome-based funding of the original apprenticeship payment plan.

• Providers must hold the appropriate evidence to support claims in accordance

with the MA Contract Conditions.

• Looking at an Access Fund.

For Providers unable to deliver: SDS will ensure apprentices can still access the services. We will have a register of learning providers who can take apprentices from other providers who are unable to deliver ATP- (procuring this within a framework exercise)

Administration of ATP

Registration:

• ATP mandatory document with guidance notes.
• We are in the process of agreeing the FIPs process.

Compliance:

• Requirements will be added to the Modern Apprenticeship Contract Specification and Conditions.

ATP Adviser role to sit within Programme Enhancement Team External Quality Assurance through external contractor

Oversight within SDS

Questions and discussion