Paul Allen commented, 22 July 2025 07:30

  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%

1. Paying a second EPA registration fee

  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...