Skills Workshop - Smash your Digital EPA (for Digital apprentices)

Tue, Mar 17 • 12:00pm – 1:00pm GMT
 

This dynamic 60 minute Skills Workshop in partnership with QA is designed exclusively for digital apprentices, who want practical tools to support assessment preparation.

What you can expect to take away from this session:

  • Understand the EPA / Assessment process: Gain clarity on what the End-Point Assessment or Assessment involves for digital standards.

  • Practical tips for success: Learn strategies to prepare effectively and avoid common pitfalls.

  • Digital-specific insights: Discover how to showcase your technical skills and evidence confidently.

  • Boost confidence: Leave with actionable steps and resources to feel ready for your EPA.

Meet your host: Naomi Lavender – Quality Director at QA

An experienced leader in apprenticeship quality, delivery, and compliance, with a strong focus on driving excellence across learning and assessment. Naomi oversees quality assurance strategies, ensuring apprentices receive the highest standards of support and guidance throughout their journey.

Naomi is passionate about empowering learners to succeed and shaping best practice in vocational education and brings extensive expertise in Assessment, supporting apprentices, employers, and colleagues to navigate the EPA process with confidence.

With a deep understanding of assessment requirements and standards, Naomi is committed to helping learners demonstrate their skills effectively and achieve successful outcomes.

Reserve your place today!

Click RSVP to secure your spot, add the event to your calendar 🗓, and take this opportunity to invest in yourself and your future. When it’s time to join, simply visit your meeting invite to access the livestream.

This session can also count towards your off-the-job training / continuing professional development.

Jan Richardson-Wilde

CEO, Occupational Awards Limited

Jan is the CEO of Occupational Awards Limited, a Director of the National Skills Academy for Food and Drink and an FE College Governor. She has over 35 years’ experience in the education sector in strategic and operational management of training programmes with colleges, private training providers, local authorities the voluntary sector and not for profit organisations. Jan has previously been a board member of the Learning and Skills Council, chair of the North Yorkshire Training Provider network and Vice-Chair of Yorkshire Coast College and a Governor of the Grimsby Institute for Further and Higher Education. She has extensive experience of education policy, apprenticeships, qualification, and curriculum development as well as business improvement.

Jan joined OAL in 2019, a leading non-profit industry-focused Awarding and End-Point Assessment Organisation, supporting a wide range of employers and of key stakeholders to succeed and surpass expectations. Jan is committed to continuous improvement and enthusiastic about improving the effectiveness, impact and quality of apprenticeships, education, and training in the UK and internationally. She has a wide range of experience of working in a collaborative context with employers and training providers to develop End Point Assessment, apprenticeships, and a wide range of vocational programmes.