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Level 7 Senior People Professional

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Level 7 Senior People Professional

Level 7 Senior People Professional

The broad purpose of the occupation is to improve people practices in organisations in order to drive organisational performance and effectiveness. Senior People Professionals are the in-house experts in people, work and change. They champion the people agenda to create working environments and cultures that help get the best out of people, delivering great organisational outcomes. They may be involved in the transitions of an organisations workforce to a sustainable, ethical, or net carbon zero focused model in order to fight climate change. An employee in this occupation will be responsible for applying their knowledge and expertise to lead the design, implementation and evaluation of people policies and practices aligned to the needs of the organisation and its employees. They will be responsible for leading people projects and/or playing a key role in larger organisation-wide programmes, managing their own work with a high level of autonomy. Senior People Practitioners have to keep up to date with relevant legislation and regulation and make timely interventions to ensure their organisation’s relations with its people are effective and compliant. The EPA is the culmination of the Apprentice’s training programme and provides them the opportunity to demonstrate the full range of knowledge, skills and behaviours in the published standard. You can find the Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education assessment plan here.

Teaching

Having completed a minimum of 12 months on programme training and completed the required amount of off-the-job hours specified by the apprenticeship funding rules, the apprentice will undertake a Professional discussion, underpinned by a portfolio of evidence and a Project proposal, presentation and questioning.

01. Application

Once the Employer has decided to use the Academy4PM for the EPA of their learner, the Employer will be required to complete and submit the Academy4PM EPA Application Form which activates the EPA process and initiates EPA for the Apprentice.
02. Submission

At Gateway, this EPA requires a work-based project proposal, that requires sign-off by the EPAO and a Portfolio of Evidence to be submitted by the Apprentice in electronic form.
03. Review

The assessor panel, once selected and any identified conflicts of interest have been resolved, will review the submitted documentation in preparation for the project proposal, presentation and questioning and the professional discussion underpinned by a portfolio of evidence.

04. Panel

The assessment will be led by an Academy4PM assessor who will act as independent assessor, and may include representatives from the employer or learning provider free of any direct conflict of interest. The assessor panel will contain members who have:
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of the apprenticeship standard and competent to deliver end-point assessment.
- Appoint independent assessors who have recent relevant experience of the occupation/sector at least the same level as the apprentice gained in the last five years or significant experience of the occupation/sector.
The Academy4PM assessor will have the final decision on grading.
05. Assessment

The EPA will assess the full range of knowledge, skills and behaviours listed in the published Standard utilising the following:
- Professional discussion underpinned by portfolio of evidence lasting 120 minutes
- Project proposal, presentation and questioning lasting 60 minutes. The presentation will typically last for 20 minutes, and the questioning will typically last for 40 minutes.
The above is an opportunity for the apprentice to demonstrate the skills, knowledge and behaviours required in their day-to-day work.

Academy4PM End Point Assessment Process

Final Outcome

Once the lead Assessor has concluded both assessment methods, the Assessor panel will review and finalise their marks and provide the Academy4PM with an overall grading recommendation. Both assessment methods are weighted equally in their contribution to final EPA grade.

All EPA methods must be passed for the EPA to be passed overall. Apprentices must gain a pass in both methods to gain a pass overall. Apprentices must gain a distinction in both assessment methods to gain a distinction overall.

Re-sits/Re-takes

If the Apprentice does not achieve initial EPA, detailed feedback on Learning Areas for improvement will be provided to the Apprentice (via the Employer) with the end result. Apprentices should have a supportive action plan to prepare for the re-sit or a re-take. An apprentice who fails an assessment method, and therefore the EPA in the first instance, will be required to re-sit or re-take any failed assessment methods only.

If the apprentice fails the project proposal assessment method, they will be required to amend the project proposal and presentation in line with the independent assessor’s feedback. The apprentice will be given 3 weeks to rework and submit the amended project proposal and presentation. The independent assessor will have 2 weeks to review the project proposal and presentation and the apprentice will have 5 days’ notice of the presentation date.

An apprentice will get a maximum EPA grade of a Distinction for a re-sit or re-take, unless the EPAO determines there are exceptional circumstances.

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