Strategic Business Proposal

Strategic business proposal

The strategic business proposal (SBP) assessment involves the production of a strategic business proposal, presentation and questioning. The SBP is developed and undertaken after the completion of the taught element and must be undertaken after the apprentice has gone through the gateway.

• A SBP involves the apprentice completing a relevant and defined piece of work that has a real business benefit.

• Apprentices will prepare and deliver a presentation that, along with the SBP appropriately covers the KSBs assigned to this method of assessment. It will be followed by questioning from the independent assessor.

• The SBP should be designed to ensure that the Apprentice’s work meets the needs of the business, is relevant to their role and allows the relevant KSBs to be assessed for the EPA.

• The employer will ensure it has a real business application and the assessor will ensure it meets the requirements of the end-point-assessment plan, including suitable coverage of the KSBs assigned to this assessment method.

• The SBP does not need to be fully implemented, but it must be a comprehensive strategic business proposal that will enable full implementation at an appropriate time for the organisation.

• The SBP subject, title and scope will be agreed between the employer and CMI at the gateway.

• A brief summary should be provided to CMI (of no more than 500 words) outlining the details of the strategic business proposal.

• CMI must sign-off the strategic business proposal’s title and scope to confirm its suitability at the gateway.