EPA product code: 9304-12
City & Guilds is already carrying out end-point assessment for Autocare Technician (9304). As one of the biggest EPAOs in England, we pride ourselves on our first rate customer service. Our EPA team is on hand to support you every step of the way, guiding you through gateway and ensuring your apprentice has all the tools they need to prepare for the assessment. Our assessment and grading is standardised and all our assessors have industry experience and receive on-going training, so you can trust that we will deliver a fair and robust assessment.
The assessment methods for this standard are:
• Knowledge assessment
Two parts knowledge assessment comprising of:
- Part A: 60 minutes containing 50 multiple choice questions
- Part B: 45 minutes containing 20 alternate format questions (such as drag and drop or multi-response).
• Practical Observations (with pre-set tasks)
Five practice observation tasks are:
- Task 1: Vehicle Inspection (90 minutes +10%)
- Task 2: Replacement of Components
(120 minutes +10%)
- Task 3: Replace and Repair Tyres (45 minutes +10%)
- Task 4: Stock Procedures (45 minutes +10%)
- Task 5: Vehicle 4-Wheel Geometry (60 minutes +10%) or fail.
• Professional review
60 minutes structured discussion between the apprentice, and the independent assessor (with a 10% time tolerance):
- the apprentice’s portfolio is used to exemplify performance
- assesses selected knowledge, skills and behaviours defined in the auto-care standard
- undertaken after the knowledge and practice assessment have taken place.
For further guidance, please refer to our end-point assessment pack. The end-point assessment pack includes detailed guidance on grading criteria for the EPA and the evidence you’ll need to produce for knowledge, skills and behaviours at gateway. You’ll find this in the documents section above.
EPA preparation and gateway guidance for this standard:
Upon registration for EPA, you will have access to a range of support material for Autocare Technician (9304) to help prepare for end-point assessment. All the materials can be accessed through SmartScreen on one user-friendly platform.
• EPA preparation tool: Our platform guides apprentices through online content to help them feel ready for their EPA experience. User-friendly technology takes the apprentice through a series of questions, to suggest material personalised to their apprenticeship standard and their confidence levels. The content is curated from across the web and covers areas like revision and exam skills, multiple choice test strategies, professional discussion and interview skills. You can watch our short video to learn more.
• Recording forms: supporting you to complete key stages of EPA readiness, we have prepared forms to give you peace of mind and confidence that everything is covered. These packs include a gateway declaration form that is needed during the booking process and assessment forms, if required, that apprentices might need during assessment.
• LIEPA reports: Our lead independent end assessors (LIEPAs) produce an annual report with insight into the EPA results and findings across all centres. These reports can help you refine your apprenticeship delivery to improve success rates.
For our EPA price list, visit: https://www.cityandguilds.com/~/media/cityandguilds-site/documents/apprenticeships/gtm/epa-pricelist%20pdf.ashx
Apprenticeship certification
As well as receiving their Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) apprenticeship certificate, the apprentice will receive a City & Guilds statement of achievement for end-point assessment.