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Health & Social Care

Adult Care Worker Level 2

Typical Duration - 12 months

 

Providing frontline care for vulnerable adults within their own homes, daycare centres, residential and nursing homes and other healthcare.

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Developing Skills, Knowledge and Behaviours in:​

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  • Care 

  • Compassion

  • Courage

  • Communication 

  • Competence 

  • Commitment 

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Apprentices must undertake the Disclosure and Barring Service process and provide the result prior to enrolment.

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Apprentices must meet the 15 standards as set out in the Care Certificate.

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Apprentices must complete the Level 2 Diploma in Adult Care.

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Apprentices without level 1 English and maths will need to achieve this level and take the test for level 2 English and maths prior to taking the end-point assessment.

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End Point Assessment:

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  • Situational judgement test

  • Professional discussion

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Lead Adult Care Worker Level 3

Typical Duration - 18 months

 

Leading frontline care for vulnerable adults within their own homes, daycare centres, residential and nursing homes and other healthcare settings.

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Developing Skills, Knowledge and Behaviours in:

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  • Care 

  • Compassion

  • Courage

  • Communication 

  • Competence 

  • Commitment

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Apprentices must undertake the Disclosure and Barring Service process and provide the result prior to enrolment.

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Apprentices must meet the 15 standards as set out in the Care Certificate.

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Apprentices must complete the Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care.

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Apprentices without level 2 in English and maths will need to achieve this level prior to taking the end-point assessment.

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End Point Assessment:

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  • Situational judgement test

  • Professional discussion

Lead Practitioner in Adult Care Level 4

Typical Duration - 18 months


Managing teams of frontline carers to look after vulnerable adults with care needs.

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Developing Skills, Knowledge and Behaviours in:

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  • Tasks and responsibilities

  • Dignity and human rights

  • Communication

  • Safeguarding

  • Health and wellbeing

  • Professional development

  • Leadership

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Apprentices must undertake the Disclosure and Barring Service process and provide the result prior to enrolment.

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Apprentices must complete the Level 4 Diploma in Adult Care.

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Apprentices without level 2 in English and maths will need to achieve this level prior to taking the end-point assessment.

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End Point Assessment:

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  • Observation of practice

  • Professional discussion

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Children, Young People and Families Practitioner Level 4

Typical Duration - 24 months


Working with children, young people and families, including carers, to achieve positive and sustainable change in their lives.

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Developing Skills, Knowledge and Behaviours in:

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  • Care

  • Compassion

  • Communication

  • Commitment

  • Core Requirements – knowledge and skills

  • The legislation and compliance requirements for residential care

  • The aspirations for a child in residential care

  • Group living and group dynamics

  • Legislation and the Code of Practice for Special Educational Needs and Disability

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Apprentices must undertake the Disclosure and Barring Service process and provide the result prior to enrolment.

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Apprentices must complete the Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare.

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Apprentices without level 2 in English and maths will need to achieve this level prior to taking the end-point assessment.

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End Point Assessment:

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  • Observation of practice by the independent assessor in apprentice’s own workplace setting

  • Competence interview with the independent assessor

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Leader in Adult Care Level 5

Typical Duration - 18 months

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Leading the care service and managing teams of carers to look after adults with care needs.

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Developing Skills, Knowledge and Behaviours in:

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  • Tasks and responsibilities

  • Dignity and human rights

  • Communication

  • Safeguarding

  • Health and wellbeing

  • Professional development

  • Leadership

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Apprentices must undertake the Disclosure and Barring Service process and provide the result prior to enrolment.

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Apprentices must complete the Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care.

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Apprentices without level 2 in English and maths will need to achieve this level prior to taking the end-point assessment.

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End Point Assessment:

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  • Observation of leadership

  • Professional discussion

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Children, Young People and Families Manager Level 5

Typical Duration - 24 months

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Manage teams to help and advise families that need support.

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Developing Skills, Knowledge and Behaviours in:

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  • Care

  • Compassion

  • Communication

  • Commitment

  • Core Requirements – knowledge and skills

  • Principles of long term care and support for children and young people

  • Legislation, the theoretical approaches and the compliance requirements

  • Theory and best practice in the use of restraint

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Apprentices must undertake the Disclosure and Barring Service process and provide the result prior to enrolment.

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Apprentices without level 2 in English and maths will need to achieve this level prior to taking the end-point assessment.

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End Point Assessment:

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  • A Situational Judgement Test

  • A competence interview informed by submission of a portfolio

For further information, support or guidance contact the team:

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Tel: 01709 871872 

Education & Training

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Early Years Practitioner Level 2

Typical Duration - 12 months


Work and interact directly with children on a day to day basis supporting the planning of and delivery of activities.

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Developing Skills, Knowledge and Behaviours in:

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  • Care and compassion

  • Honesty, trust and integrity

  • Positive work ethic

  • Being team-focused

  • Work in a non-discriminatory way

  • Professional Practice

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Apprentices must successfully complete a Level 2 Early Years Practitioner qualification.

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Apprentices without level 1 English and maths will need to achieve this level and apprentices without level 2 English and maths will need to take the tests for this level prior to taking the end-point assessment.

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End Point Assessment:

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  • Knowledge Test

  • Professional Discussion underpinned by the Portfolio

Early Years Educator Level 3

Typical Duration - 18 months


Highly trained professionals who play a key role in ensuring that young children learn and develop well and are kept healthy and safe.

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Developing Skills, Knowledge and Behaviours in:

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  • Care and compassion

  • Being team-focused 

  • Honesty, trust and integrity

  • Commitment

  • Work in a non-discriminatory way

  • fundamental British values

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Apprentices must successfully complete a Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification.

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Apprentices must successfully complete the Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid.

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Apprentices without level 2 English and maths will need to achieve this level prior to taking the end-point assessment.

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End Point Assessment:

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  • Knowledge Test

  • Professional Discussion underpinned by the Portfolio

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Learning and Development Practitioner Level 3

Typical Duration - 18 months


Identifying, creating and delivering appropriate training needs.

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Developing Skills, Knowledge and Behaviours in:

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  • Technical expertise

  • Business and Commercial understanding

  • L&D function

  • Management information and technology

  • Identification of training/ learning needs

  • Training / Learning Design

  • Training/ Learning delivery

  • Evaluation

  • Communication and Interpersonal

  • Teamwork and collaboration

  • Constant and Curious Learner

  • Collaborative Partner

  • Passionate and Agile Deliverer

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Apprentices without level 2 English and maths will need to achieve this level prior to taking the end-point assessment.

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End Point Assessment:

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  • Work-based project with Professional Discussion

  • Presentation and Q&A based on Learning Journal

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The successful apprentice may be eligible to apply for Associate membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).

Teaching Assistant Level 3

Typical Duration - 18 months


Supporting the class teacher to enhance pupils’ learning.

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Developing Skills, Knowledge and Behaviours in:

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  • Understanding how pupils learn and develop

  • Using technology

  • Working with teachers to understand and support assessment for learning

  • Curriculum

  • Keeping Children Safe in Education

  • Developing strategies for support

  • Communication and teamwork

  • Working with teachers to accurately assess

  • Problem-solving/ability to motivate pupils

  • Building relationships/embracing change

  • Adding value to education

  • Promoting equality, diversity and inclusion

  • Professional standards and personal accountability

  • Team working, collaboration/ engagement

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Apprentices without level 2 English and maths will need to achieve this level prior to taking the end-point assessment.

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End Point Assessment:

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  • Practical observation with questions & answers

  • Professional discussion supported by a portfolio of evidence

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For further information, support or guidance contact the team:

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Tel: 01709 871872 

Business

Customer Service Specialist Level 3

Typical Duration - 15 months


Dealing with customer queries, purchases and complaints.

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Developing Skills, Knowledge and Behaviours in:

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  • Business Knowledge and Understanding

  • Customer Journey knowledge

  • Knowing your customers and their needs/ Customer Insight

  • Customer service culture and environment awareness

  • Business-focused service delivery

  • Providing a positive customer experience

  • Working with your customers/customer insights

  • Customer service performance

  • Service improvement

  • Develop self

  • Ownership/ Responsibility

  • Team working

  • Equality

  • Presentation

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Apprentices without level 2 English and maths will need to achieve this level prior to taking the end-point assessment.

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End Point Assessment:

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  • Practical observation with Q&A

  • Work-based project, supported by an interview

  • Professional discussion supported by portfolio evidence

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Completion of this apprenticeship will lead to eligibility to join the Institute of Customer Service as an Individual member at the Professional level.

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Customer Service Agent

Business Administrator Level 3

Typical Duration - 18 months


Supporting and engaging with different parts of the organisation and interact with internal or external customers.

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Developing Skills, Knowledge and Behaviours in:

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  • IT

  • Record and document production

  • Decision making

  • Interpersonal skills

  • Communications

  • Quality

  • Planning and organisation

  • Project management

  • The organisation

  • Value of their skills

  • Stakeholders

  • Relevant regulation

  • Policies

  • Business fundamentals

  • Processes​

  • External environment factors

  • Professionalism

  • Personal qualities

  • Managing performance

  • Adaptability

  • Responsibility

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Apprentices without level 2 English and maths will need to achieve this level prior to taking the end-point assessment.

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End Point Assessment:

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  • Multi-choice test

  • Portfolio-based Interview

  • Project Presentation

Sales Executive Level 4

Typical Duration - 18 months

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Working in either the Business to Business or Business to Consumer markets with the responsibility to sell a specific product line or service. T

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Developing Skills, Knowledge and Behaviours in:

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  • Sales planning and preparation

  • Customer engagement

  • Customer needs analysis

  • Propose and present solutions

  • Negotiating

  • Closing sales

  • Gathering intelligence

  • Time management

  • Collaboration and team-work

  • Customer experience management

  • Digital skills

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Apprentices without level 2 English and maths will need to achieve this level prior to taking the end-point assessment.

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End Point Assessment:

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  • Work-Based Project 

  • Presentation including a sales pitch 

  • Professional Discussion supported by a portfolio of evidence 

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Improvement Technician Level 3

Typical Duration - 14 months

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Responsible for delivery and coaching of improvement activity within an area of responsibility, often associated with Lean and Six Sigma methodologies.

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Developing Skills, Knowledge and Behaviours in:

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  • Compliance

  • Communication

  • Project management

  • Change management

  • Principles and methods

  • Project Selection and Scoping

  • Problem definition

  • Voice of the customer

  • Process mapping & analysis

  • Lean tools

  • Data acquisition for analysis

  • Basic statistics & measures

  • Data analysis-statistical methods

  • Root cause analysis

  • Benchmarking

  • Sustainability & control

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Apprentices without level 2 English and maths will need to achieve this level prior to taking the end-point assessment.

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End Point Assessment:

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  • Multiple choice examination  

  • Project report, presentation & questioning

  • Professional discussion underpinned by log

Information Manager Level 4

Typical Duration - 24 months

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Support the delivery and management of critical information, whether digital or otherwise, in the (capital) delivery phase of an infrastructure project and the ongoing management of that information within the operational phase of the resulting asset.

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Developing Skills, Knowledge and Behaviours in:

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  • Regulations, standards, guidelines, and quality requirements

  • Operation and maintenance of a Common Data Environment 

  • Process, audit, verify and validate data 

  • Evaluate and make recommendations for improvements

  • Identify and manage risk

  • Draft work plans, strategies, delegate responsibilities and work instructions

  • Validate, manage, disseminate, and store information throughout all stages of a project or asset

  • Design and embed consistent data control processes and workflows 

  • Implications of security accreditation and information classification

  • Implement project and asset systems 

  • Prepare and deliver timely, accurate, and clear written and verbal reports

  • Define and implement solutions to information-sharing and storage problems

  • Define and manage processes for the staged and progressive handover of information 

  • Effectively use a range of solutions and formats for the creation, dissemination, storage, validation, and merging of information, ensuring secure access and effective integration

  • Prepare and deliver effective training on information management

  • Estimate resources, manpower, and associated costs 

  • Principles of effective line management in line with organisation practice

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Apprentices without level 2 English and maths will need to achieve this level prior to taking the end-point assessment.

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End Point Assessment:

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  • Work-based project

  • Project Presentation with questions & answers

  • Professional discussion underpinned by a portfolio of evidence

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Team Leader or Supervisor Level 3

Typical Duration - 12 months


Managing teams and projects to meet a private, public or voluntary organisation's goals.

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Developing Skills, Knowledge and Behaviours in:

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  • Interpersonal excellence – managing people and developing relationships

  • Organisational performance - delivering results

  • Personal effectiveness – managing self

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Apprentices without level 2 English and maths will need to achieve this level prior to taking the end-point assessment.

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End Point Assessment:

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  • Presentation with questions and answers

  • Professional discussion underpinned by a portfolio of evidence

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On completion of the apprenticeship, learners would be eligible to become an Associate Member of the Chartered Management Institute or The Institute of Leadership and Management.

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Improvement Leader Level 6

Typical Duration - 18 months

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Responsible for developing improvement strategy, providing leadership in improvement for the business and for coaching and supporting Improvement Specialists in advanced analysis.

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Developing Skills, Knowledge and Behaviours in:

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  • Strategic deployment of continuous improvement

  • Financial & Non-Financial Business benefits

  • Team formation and leadership

  • Capability Development

  • Project management

  • Reviewing projects and coaching others

  • Presentation and reporting

  • Change management

  • Principles and methods

  • Project selection and scoping

  • Problem definition

  • Voice of Customer(VOC)

  • Process mapping and analysis

  • Lean concepts and tools

  • Data acquisition for analysis

  • Statistics and graphical analysis

  • Process capability and performance

  • Root cause analysis

  • Identification & prioritisation

  • Failure Mode Avoidance

  • Data analysis – Statistical Process Control

  • Benchmarking

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Apprentices without level 2 English and maths will need to achieve this level prior to taking the end-point assessment.

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End Point Assessment:

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  • Professional discussion, underpinned by portfolio of evidence 

  • Dissertation, presentation and questioning

Operations or Departmental Manager Level 5

Typical Duration - 30 months


Managing teams and projects in line with a private, public or voluntary organisation's operational or departmental strategy.

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Developing Skills, Knowledge and Behaviours in:

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  • Organisational performance – delivering results

  • Interpersonal excellence – managing people and developing relationships

  • Personal effectiveness – managing self

  • Organisational performance – delivering results

  • Interpersonal excellence – managing people and developing relationships

  • Personal effectiveness – managing self

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Apprentices without level 2 English and maths will need to achieve this level prior to taking the end-point assessment.

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End Point Assessment:

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  • Professional discussion, underpinned by a portfolio of evidence

  • Project proposal, presentation and questioning

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On completion of the apprenticeship, learners would be eligible to become a Full Member of the Chartered Management Institute or The Institute of Leadership and Management.

For further information, support or guidance contact the team:

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Tel: 01709 871872 

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