We Make EPA Simple
Apprentice Support
We provide a range of resources designed to give your apprentices a competitive edge:
Mock Assessments: Realistic practice tests to build confidence and identify areas for improvement. Tailored Toolkits: Industry-specific resources customised to each apprenticeship standard. Project Support Templates: Structured guides that help apprentices effectively showcase their skills. Planning Meeting: A planning meeting ensures apprentices, employers, and training providers understand the End-Point Assessment (EPA) process. It clarifies requirements, aligns expectations, and sets a clear roadmap, giving apprentices confidence and a strong start toward success. Welfare: Supporting an apprentice’s welfare during their EPA journey is key to their success. By minimising stress, offering encouragement, and providing guidance, apprentices feel confident and perform at their best.
Personalised Support
We are committed to your apprentices' success. We have our operations team on hand at all times:
Bespoke Materials: Customised content aligned with your organisation's specific needs and industry requirements. Guidance on Assessment Plans: Explaining the requirements of apprenticeship standards and assessment plans to ensure compliance. Compliance and Regulation Support: Assisting training providers in understanding regulatory requirements set by bodies such as Ofqual or the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE). Feedback and Continuous Improvement: Providing insights from assessment outcomes to help training providers refine their teaching and preparation strategies.
Always Accessible
Your success is our priority. Our dedicated team is always available to address your concerns:
Prompt email responses: Our aim is to always reply back to you as soon as we can as we know your time is important. Direct phone support: We are always on the end of the phone to help you, we know your time is valuable. Information and Training: Offering workshops or briefings to help training providers understand the end-point assessment (EPA) process and requirements. Quality Assurance: Ensuring assessments are conducted fairly and consistently, adhering to regulatory standards. Standard-Specific Advice: Offering tailored support for specific apprenticeship standards, including clarifications on criteria and grading. 360-Degree Support: Comprehensive assistance at every stage of the EPA process.
Our Standards
We work with the country’s award-winning Michelin-starred restaurants and leading training providers, demonstrating our expertise and commitment to excellence, ensuring you can trust our high standards.
We take pride in our reduced turnaround times, ensuring prompt grading for each assessment and swift overall certification, helping apprentices progress quickly and confidently in their careers.
This hands-on assessment ensures they can effectively manage customer relationships, drive sales, and execute marketing strategies, demonstrating competence in their role.
In Data Standards, we are proud to offer efficient assessment processes. As one of the key areas of growth, you can rely on our professional and reliable assessments to support apprentice success.
With some of the highest apprenticeship numbers in the UK, we take pride in our assessment process and dedicated support, helping apprentices achieve their goals and excel in their careers
The Content Creator standard equips apprentices with essential skills to produce engaging content across platforms, ensuring they meet industry standards and thrive in digital content creation.
Health & Science
The Health Play Specialist standard equips apprentices to support children's well-being through play, ensuring they develop the skills and compassion to make a positive impact in healthcare settings.
About Us
We offer a responsive and supportive service to bring a personable End Point Assessment to meet your individual company needs.
Collectively, we have 70 years' experience of developing and progressing educational systems. and our experience has been obtained within the highest quality of our industry recognition.
What is End Point Assessment
End-Point Assessment (EPA) is the final evaluation process in an apprenticeship, designed to test an apprentice’s skills, knowledge, and competence against the specific standards of their chosen occupation. Conducted at the end of the training period, the EPA ensures that apprentices are fully prepared to excel in their roles. It typically involves a combination of practical assessments, written tests, and interviews, depending on the apprenticeship standard. At 1st Awards, we are your End-Point Assessment specialists, with extensive experience in the industry. Our expert assessors are dedicated to helping apprentices achieve the best possible results, ensuring a smooth and successful transition into the workforce.
Our Team
Our assessors are our frontline and often the first people to represent 1st Awards to the apprentice. They play a vital role in ensuring a smooth, fair, and transparent End-Point Assessment (EPA) process. At 1st Awards, we know what it takes to achieve results. As individuals and as a team, we go above and beyond to support apprentices, ensuring they can showcase their best work. This dedication helps you deliver for your business, knowing that we’re committed to providing the highest level of service and ensuring success every step of the way with your End Point Assessment specialist, 1st Awards.
Our Mission
Helping shape the future workforce by providing first-class End Point Assessment, conducted by industry experts with experience, innovation, and passion.
Since founding 1st Awards in 2019, Tracey and Andrew have been dedicated to ensuring that End Point Assessments are conducted with personality, clear communication, and a seamless process. While there are many End Point Assessment Organisations, few can genuinely claim to be as responsive and passionate about the success and well-being of apprentices.
Our goal is to support the development of the UK’s future workforce by delivering honest and reliable assessments. We put apprentices at the heart of everything we do, working alongside training providers to give each apprentice the best possible chance of achieving outstanding results.
We believe that every apprentice deserves an assessment experience that not only measures their abilities but also builds their confidence and prepares them for the next stage of their career. By fostering a culture of trust, transparency, and collaboration, we aim to leave a lasting impact—not just on the apprentices we assess, but on the industries they will shape and the communities they will serve. Together, we are not just assessing skills; we are building futures.