Whether you have just moved into your first management role, or have been working in management and would like to add to your skills to improve your team – this Apprenticeship could be for you.
You will combine on-the-job learning with your employer where you are expected to complete at least half a day off-the-job learning to meet the 20% off-the-job training requirement. You will attend our training centre in Malton one day a month for face-to-face delivery. You will also undertake one online session a month with your trainer.
You will also be visited in the workplace every 10 weeks to complete a tripartite review with you and your employer to check progress and set targets.
The Level 5 Improvement Specialist Apprenticeship Standard is for employees who responsible for leading the deployment of improvement strategies using deep technical expertise to deliver goals and train others.
The course includes:- leading improvement teams, project planning, change planning, principles and methods for improvement, understanding the commercial environment, data acquisition planning, lean concepts and tools, failure mode avoidance and sustainability and control.
A portfolio of jobs to evidence knowledge, skills and behaviours and will be collated with jobs they are doing in the workplace. This portfolio will be specific to the apprentices role.
The End-Point Assessment or EPA for short, is the final assessment for every apprentice to ensure they are competent to undertake the role they have been training in throughout the apprenticeship. This will be carried out independently by the End-Point Assessment Organisation. The format for each EPA can differ, depending on the apprenticeship pathway being taken. However, assessment methods typically involve tasks such as: a presentation with questions and answers, a professional discussion, an interview or variety of multiple choice questions. All of these are underpinned by the portfolio of evidence you will collate during the course of the apprenticeship.
On completion, apprentices may choose to register as Associate Members with the Chartered Management Institute and/or the Institute of Leadership and Management, to support their professional career development and progession. Alternatively, they may choose to further their educational studies with various higher level training.
Candidates must have achieved Grades 4-9/C or above at GCSE in English & Maths. Achieving an improvement qualification at Level 4 or equivalent when pursuing this apprenticeship is recommended and/or industry experience. The learner must be employed in a relevant role for a minimum of 30 hours per week.
The cost of the apprenticeship is partly funded by both the Government and the employer. Ask Derwent Training how the funding rules will apply to your business – there are no training costs to be paid by the apprentice.
You will be expected to pay for your travel method to attend Derwent Training for any face-to-face delivery.
What you earn as an apprentice will depend on your age, the apprenticeship standard and the location of the employer.
If you are 16-18, or 19 or over and in the first year of your apprenticeship then you may be entitled to the National Apprenticeship Minimum Wage. Many employers do pay more than this but as you are their employee it is their decision. You must be paid for:
