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See the guidance https://www.gov.uk/guidance/conditions-for-being-on-the-register-of-end-point-assessment-organisations that includes:
3.5 Readiness to deliver is about you directly delivering EPA. You must not contract out EPA to another organisation to deliver on your behalf (although you may use contracted assessors who may be self-employed or drawn from other organisations to support your delivery of EPA). However, you are solely accountable and responsible for the EPA for the standard(s) and assessment plan(s) you are registered to assess against, and you must deliver the EPA in line with the requirements set out in the assessment plan(s) you are registered to assess against.
HTH
Thanks Martin
However I am still slightly confused.
3.5 Readiness to deliver is about you directly delivering EPA. You must not contract out EPA to another organisation to deliver on your behalf (although you may use contracted assessors who may be self-employed or drawn from other organisations to support your delivery of EPA). However, you are solely accountable and responsible for the EPA for the standard(s) and assessment plan(s) you are registered to assess against, and you must deliver the EPA in line with the requirements set out in the assessment plan(s) you are registered to assess against.
1. does this include an managed partnership agreement?
2. although you may use contracted assessors who may be self-employed or drawn from other organisations to support your delivery of EPA. Does this mean that the EPAO can hire my staff on individual contracts but cant contract my company who employ the staff?
I am further confused because 3:
6.12 of the conditions for being on the register of end-point assessment organisations found on the GOV.UK site clearly states, "It is permissible to work with other organisations for the purposes of sourcing assessors. In such circumstances it is your responsibility to ensure any conflicts of interest are managed and it must be clear that whilst performing their assessor role, assessors are doing this on your behalf as the registered EPAO"
Thanks Stu
I think the intention is clear in that an EPAO must not contract out EPA to another organisation but an EPAO may use contracted assessors drawn from other organisation to support their delivery.
There is no mention of any Partnership arrangements in the conditions but one would assume this would be subcontracting that is not allowed.
You do not say what your organisation wants to do but if you whish to operate as and EPAO then you must apply and be accepted onto the register.
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Stu
Partnership/subcontracting rules re EPAOs delivering EPAs?
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Can an EPAO enter into, and manage fully, a "partnership" arrangement with a small independent EPA delivery company that employs expert end point assessors and IQAs? Or, do all EPAs have to be either direct employees of the EPAO and/or individual independent assessors on associate contracts with the EPAO? There appears to be ambiguity over what constitutes sub-contracting because Clause 6.12 of the conditions for being on the register of end-point assessment organisations found on the GOV.UK site clearly states, "It is permissible to work with other organisations for the purposes of sourcing assessors. In such circumstances it is your responsibility to ensure any conflicts of interest are managed and it must be clear that whilst performing their assessor role, assessors are doing this on your behalf as the registered EPAO"