Assessments
Assessments can be carried out in any order and results are not required before moving on to the next assessment.
All three assessments must be completed within 4 months of entering gateway.
Multiple Choice Questionnaire
Project Report
Professional Discussion
The second assessment is a project report with project output. This assessment is made up of two components: project with a project output, a question and answer session. The project output will be completed in the form of a report and will be based on organisational payroll administration from start to finish of employment. The apprentice will provide a title and scope which we will sign off to confirm it is suitable for assessment. The apprentice then has 8 weeks to complete the project report. The report will have a word count of 3000 words and include an executive summary, overview of the workplace, project outcomes and conclusions, evidence of manual calculations, relevant supporting data and populated payslips. The questions and answer session is conducted via Microsoft Teams with an assessor and will last for twenty minutes. The assessor will ask at least four questions relating to the project report.
The final assessment is a professional discussion in which the learner will have a structured discussion with their assessor. The apprentice will provide a portfolio of evidence at gateway. This is compiled of 15 pieces of evidence that are mapped against the knowledge, skills and behaviours (KSBs) for the assessor to review. The assessor will ask at least five questions to enable the apprentice to demonstrate their understanding of the KSBs required with this qualification. This assessment will be carried out via a Microsoft Teams call between the apprentice and assessor. It is an open book assessment and the apprentice should have their portfolio with them to refer to. The discussion will last for one hour starting from when the first question is asked with a 10% tolerance, follow up questions may be asked for clarification.
The first assessment is a multiple choice question test. There will be 50 questions to answer in a two hour timeframe. This assessment will be carried out at the workplace and we will use remote proctoring software to invigilate. It is an open book assessment. Each question has four potential answers to choose from. Each correct answer is worth 1 mark. The assessment is marked and moderated by IPP Education to ensure all results are correct. The knowledge elements assessed by this method are tax year related and will reflect the legislation, rates and thresholds appropriate to the date on which the test is taken.
For any queries please email epa@ippeducation.co.uk or call 0121 712 1003
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