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Switch your EPA to City & Guilds

5 reasons to switch your end-point assessment to City & Guilds

Get access to unrivalled support and tools to help you and your apprentices proactively plan for EPA

Finding an end-point assessment organisation (EPAO) that works for you is easy with City & Guilds.  

We offer a flexible service and wraparound support to help you prepare for EPA at every stage. With us, you’ll get tailored support from our dedicated teams, access to online tools to help keep track of key milestones, assessment plans to guide your delivery and lots more – discover five reasons to work with us today.

1. Capability, capacity and scale

Your apprentices are in safe hands with us. We’ve overseen over 60,000 EPAs across multiple standards with a 90% pass rate and will support you to help them pass first time.

2. We are the market leader in EPA certifications

We delivered the highest number of Ofqual-regulated apprenticeship assessments according to the first official statistics published by the regulator, with over 11,600 EPAs completed between February 2022 and March 2023.

Examples of City & Guilds support resources: EPA handbooks and Provider Success GuideExamples of City & Guilds support resources: EPA handbooks and Provider Success Guide

3. Unrivalled assessment preparation resources 

From planning documents to assessment examples and mock tests, we offer a wealth of resources in EPA Pro and SmartScreen to help you proactively prepare and ensure that your apprentices have the right tools in the run up to their assessment. 

4. Specialist EPA and technical support teams 

Our dedicated EPA partnership teams, industry managers, technical advisors and digital solutions managers are on hand with expert advice and guidance to help maximise your apprentices’ opportunities from start to finish.

5. Flexible service, tailored to your needs   

We listen and act on feedback to continuously improve so we can provide a consistent and reliable service that meets your needs.

How to switch your EPAO to City & Guilds

Download our EPA switch guide below to learn more about the support resources available to our customers. 

To register your interest in working with us as your EPAO, fill in our short EPA call back form and our team will be in touch to walk you through the process.

You can also speak to our teams on 0192 4930 800.  

Download our EPA switch guide