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Typically you would move the expected EPA date on the relevant system for planning purposes, what happens if a leaner takes a BIL in this circumstance?
What is on your EPAO agreement on this? Have you checked to confirm understanding?
Are they the only EPAO available for the standard? Explore others?
We have an EPAO who have stated upon gateway entry apprentices must complete all EPA components within a 6 month timeline which is fair play but never heard of what seems to be a broad approach to additional fees for those over 3m+.
Is this taking the EPA fee above the recommended 20% maximum?
thank you Paul, unfortunately, we have very limited choices for EPAOs against this standard. I'll also review the agreement as this is a recent change but effecting apprentices we registered with the EPAO some time ago. 6 months I could live with but 3 months is too short, especially when half of that time is taken up by the EPAO themselves working through their lengthy administration process. Essentially, any apprentice who needs to resit is going to get hit with a double registration fee, taking the cost of EPA over the 20%
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Hi All, An EPAO we're working with is enforcing a strict '3-month in Gateway' policy. Apprentices who go beyond that three months are then subject to an additional registration fee. This usually impacts apprentices who need to resit a component, and we already get charged a resit fee. The assessment plan concerned only states the EPA process would 'typically be 3 months'. It feels like the rules are being breached, any advice?