What is the course about?

Business administrators have a highly transferable set of knowledge, skills, and behaviours that can be applied to lots of different careers. This includes small and large organisations alike, from the public, private and charitable sectors. Completing this apprenticeship will equip you with a varied skillset that can be applied to many job roles in the thriving business world.

Key Information 

• Funding Band £5000

• Apprenticeship Level 3

• Delivered via a 12 week, half day block method (3 intakes per year ) with the remaining program delivered and monitored in the workplace 

• Duration of practical period - 15 Months 

• Duration of End Point Assessment period - 3 Months 

What will I learn?

The apprenticeship will cover the following units:

• IT

• Record and document production 

• Decision making

• Interpersonal skills 

• Communication Quality

• Project management.

How is the apprenticeship delivered?

This apprenticeship is delivered via a 12 week block delivery method, learners will attend half day sessions for 12 weeks on a day release basis.  There are 3 intakes of blocks delivered in each academic year, allowing learners to start their apprenticeship at any time. 

Our aim is to create an individual learning plan to suit both yours and the employer's needs. The plan will include observations, assignments, professional discussions, product evidence and witness statements. Off-the-job learning will take a blended approach of workshops, professional training, workplace tutorial, e-learning, and distance learning.

Once it is agreed by the assessor, your line manager and yourself that you are competent, you will be submitted to the gateway for end-point assessment (EPA). The EPA consists of:

Knowledge test: You will undertake a multi-choice test to last a maximum of 60 minutes, including 50 equally weighted multi-choice questions with four possible answers each.

Portfolio-based interview: The interview is for 30-45 minutes and scored out of 100 by the independent endpoint assessment organisation (EPAO). The portfolio of learning you will complete during your course provides a structure for this conversation.

Project presentation: You will deliver a presentation to the EPAO on a project you have completed or a process you have improved. The presentation lasts for 15 minutes, with a further 10-15 minutes for a Q&A session.

Progress Reviews & Workplace visits

Throughout the apprenticeship there will be workplace visits known as progress reviews. Progress reviews take place at the following intervals 

• Right Choice Review - 4 weeks into the apprenticeship 

• Progress Reviews - Every 12 weeks 

Its vital that a company representative/mentor is involved in all progress reviews, as the following elements will be discussed 

• Attendance 

• Behaviour 

• Developments towards learning aims 

• Development towards EPA portfolios 

• Signing off of EPA portfolio elements 

• Celebrations and concerns

• Targets and actions 

• Pastoral support and tutorial topics 

• Feedback from the apprentice, employer and the college representative