EPA and apprenticeship assessment date planner

Create a working timeline for one exact standard version and assessment plan. Choose the legacy EPA route or the revised apprenticeship assessment route: revised plans can place assessment activity during the programme and finish at a gateway to completion.

Programme and plan details

Standard title/reference

Standard version

Exact assessment plan/version checked

Assessment route

Programme start date

Provider-agreed training duration (months) Use the duration agreed for this learner; the tool does not impose a universal minimum duration.

Total planned break weeks

First planned assessment activity Use the timing permitted by the exact assessment plan; revised-plan activity may occur during the programme.

Assessment organisation coordination lead time (weeks) Enter the actual operational lead time agreed with the assessment organisation.

Planned assessment activity window (weeks)

Applicable standard/start-date OTJ minimum (hours)

English and maths position

Programme timeline

Enter the exact standard, version, plan and dates to build the timeline.

How this planner treats the transition

Legacy assessment plans retain end-point assessment (EPA) and gateway terminology. EPA activity should be scheduled using the exact gateway requirements and timing in that plan.
Revised assessment plans use apprenticeship assessment and gateway to completion. Plan-defined assessment may occur during the programme; the final checkpoint follows completion of required training and assessment outcomes.
The timeline carries the entered standard-specific or start-date OTJ minimum into the final evidence-review milestone. It does not calculate a universal 20% target.
English and maths must be planned only where applicable to the learner under the current funding rules. Mandatory qualifications and any other plan-specific conditions must also be added to the working record.
For revised plans, the employer verifies the required behaviours. The planner adds this to the final checkpoint preparation.

Check the exact current source

Skills England apprenticeship standards — select the exact standard version and assessment plan.
Changes to apprenticeship assessment, 2025 to 2026.
Requirements and guidance for apprenticeship assessment.
Behaviour verification guidance for employers (revised plans).
Read the TIQPlus EPA and assessment readiness guide.

Managing assessment timelines across a cohort?

TIQPlus can retain each learner's exact standard version, assessment plan, route, milestones and evidence position without forcing revised plans into a legacy EPA workflow.

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