Society News

Call for EPA assessors
– paid opportunity for registered engineers

The Society’s new End Point Assessment service to support Apprenticeship Standards for the aerospace/airworthiness/advanced manufacturing engineering sector is now well underway since the Society became a registered End Point Assessment Organisation (EPAO) in 2018 and we are delighted to be working with employers across the sector to support the next generation of aerospace professionals.

While we will expect some turbulence following the impact of Covid-19 on the sector, our long-term forecast predicts an increasing need for assessors from the Society’s membership to support our EPA service.

EPA is a new Government requirement to conduct independent occupational competency assessment of apprentices in England at the endpoint of their apprenticeship. These Apprenticeship Standards are aligned to the Engineering Council UKSPEC competency framework and include a professional competency assessment.

The RAeS, through its members, has considerable resources to deliver this service and support skills development in our sector. Society members who have professional engineering registration at EngTech, IEng or CEng status can be considered to become Professional Competency Assessors. Training is provided and you will be supported throughout the process by our EPA Service Team and will be paid for each assessment you undertake.

We are also keen to hear from registered Engineers with teaching experience or experience of apprenticeships and those with transferrable skills or experience applicable to other engineering sectors (eg Civil, Maritime/Naval, Electronics, Nuclear, Software). If you would like to be considered please contact our EPA team at epa@aerosociety.com for more details.