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We have two integrate degree programmes where the gateway criterion in the assessment plan is that they have completed 320 credits of the degree. This is the achievement date for the component learning aim, with the end date being the last day of new learning. They then go through gateway after that has been confirmed at exam board, and complete the remaining 40 credits for the EPA. The EPA date is is the achievement date for the programme aim.
Thank you for your response Martin, much appreciated. My team have come back with a couple of questions if you wouldn't mind sharing any insights... first question is how can the student have 'achieved' the component aim of the degree, if they are missing 40 credits? and second - what do you align the HESA engagement end date to? For HESA purposes do you use the component end date or the programme aim achievement date?
There is a slight mismatch between the definition of the Learning Aim on LARS (which typically will be a full degree) and the assessment plan (which says that the training is complete after 320 credits), feeding into the ILR component aim. As long as the training plan runs to gateway then this doesn't cause any issues. There are a couple of consequences that arise from gateway at 320 credits: technically all KSBs should have been covered prior to gateway, so if there are any KSBs that are covered solely by the project then that won't be true, and the monthly new learning/BIL/ progress review regime stops at gateway. It also means that planned learning hours exclude any post-gateway study. For HESA I would use the programme achievement date as they are still a student until then.
Hannah Patten
Integrated Degree Apprenticeships with credit bearing EPAs
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Does anyone run integrated degree apprenticeships with credit bearing EPA? We're confused by information in the Standards guidance. EPA plan section states “the apprentice must complete their training and meet the gateway requirements before starting their EPA." also “If the HEP is using a credit framework, the EPA must contribute to the total credit value". Our view is completing the training is the degree award in full, but if the EPA is credit bearing how can they finish before they’ve completed the EPA, won't they need the EPA credit to contribute to the degree award? We’d really appreciate clarity on how to report all the different completion process dates from gateway to EPA achievement when the degree apprenticeship is integrated, and the EPA is credit bearing. What to use as the gateway date, what to use as the achievement date. If the achievement date is always after the gateway date in sequence, how is this possible with integrated degree apprenticeships when the degree award completion and EPA award completion happen simultaneously?