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 6 months of entering gateway.
Assessment One – MCQ
Assessment Two – Project Report The second assessment is a project report. This assessment is made up of two components: project report, presentation and questioning. The project will be completed in the form of a report and must adhere to the subjects provided by IfATE. It is expected the project will equate to 50 hours of full-time work. The apprentice will provide a title, subject and scope which we will sign off at gateway to confirm it is suitable for assessment. The apprentice then has 12 weeks to complete and upload the project report. The report will have a word count of 5000 words and include an executive summary, scope of project to include KPI, project plan, research and findings, evaluating potential solutions, project outcomes, recommendations and conclusions. The presentation and question session is conducted via Microsoft Teams with an assessor and will last for forty minutes. There will be the presentation followed by questions from the assessor; each portion will last approximately 20 minutes.
Assessment Three – Professional Discussion
The first assessment is a multiple choice question test. There will be fifty questions to answer in a two hour timeframe. Each question has four potential answers to choose from. Each correct answer is worth one mark. This assessment will be carried out at the workplace and we will use remote proctoring software it is an open book assessment. There will be twenty five scenario-based questions and twenty five knowledge recall questions. The scenario questions will include complex payroll cases. 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 .
The third assessment is a professional discussion in which the apprentice 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 KSBs (Knowledge, Skills & Behaviours) for the assessor to review. The assessor will ask at least fifteen questions to enable the apprentice to demonstrate their understanding of the knowledge, skills and behaviours (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 an hour and a half starting from when the first question is asked with a 10% tolerance, follow up questions may be asked for clarification.
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