Engineering skills for the future
We support providers of apprenticeships in the engineering and manufacturing industries, with a range of products and services committed to ensuring the delivery of a high-quality learning experience within your sector of expertise.
We support standards including Maintenance and Operations Engineering Technician; Engineering Operative, Engineering Fitter, Metal Fabricator, Lean Manufacturing and Machining Technician.
Our end-point assessment (EPA) and on-programme offer provides an end-to-end solution for the Engineering sector. Interested to find out more? Get in touch to discuss our offer for Engineering.
Engineering – preparing apprentices for EPA success
Apprenticeships are a key pillar in terms of the skills pipeline and employers are keen to get skilled people into industry to drive it forward.
As a market leader in EPA, we’ve delivered over 75,000 assessments since EPA started, with a 90% pass rate.
We put customer success at the heart of apprenticeships, and our emphasis on centre support, quality of materials and preparation for apprentices together with 145 years of working in education and with industry partners, makes us a trusted leader in EPA services.
Support that we have available for you and your apprentices include:
Preparation to pass first time
We have unrivalled support and assessment preparation for you and your apprentices, via our booking and assessment preparation resource hub, epaPRO.
- Exemplar materials
- Lead independent end-point assessor (LIEPA) reports
- Learning Assistant
- Apprenticeship Training Manuals
Expert tutor resources via SmartScreen, including lesson plans, sample tests and schemes of work and additional digital content with enhanced SmartScreen.
Our growing portfolio of apprenticeship products and services gives you the tools you need to build apprentices’ confidence and competence, support your delivery and prepare for robust assessment that’s valued and trusted by the industry.
Showcasing best practice
With our exemplar materials, sample tests, workbooks and expert Technical Advisors, Kim Raw, you can get the latest insight into best practice to provide confidence to your apprentices.
All our resources are mapped to the standard and designed to draw out the skills, knowledge and behaviour apprentices need so they’re confident for assessment.
Free EPA drop-in sessions
Our EPA team including our Technical Advisor Kim Raw will be hosting EPA Drop In sessions to offer advice and guidance of delivering EPA.
To book a one-to-one meeting please click on the link below and select a time and date convenient for you.
Free webinar sessions
The team also host regular webinars to run through the latest updates and guidance for new standards and revisions of existing standards. These sessions offer the opportunity to learn about the details of on-programme delivery and EPA and answer any questions you may have.
Watch on-demand
If you missed any of our webinars you can watch on-demand. Follow the links below to watch the recordings now.
Machining Technician
An overview of the Machining Technician Standard.
Engineering Operative
Best practice guidance for EPA.
Engineering Fitter
Best practice advice and guidance on delivering the Engineering Fitter standard.
Expert advice at our Networking events
Hosted by our Engineering Technical Advisors, Kim Raw, our events equip you with the tools and knowledge you need to build apprentices’ confidence and competence, support your delivery and share best practice with others.
Supporting organisations across their business
We have a breadth of offer supporting employers across skills areas such as in-house support services, IT and digital, business skills, customer service and leadership and management to name a few. We also offer Functional Skills across five levels from Entry Level 1 to Level 2. We can also accredit in-house training programmes with our Assured service.
Dedicated support team
Our EPA Customer Success team are on-hand to walk you through the process and provide advice from the start. Our team includes engineering and manufacturing and experts, quality leads, and policy and funding specialists – all working together to provide solutions for you.
High quality assessment
With the rigour and consistency of our independent end-point assessor training, you can be confident in the quality and standardisation of our EPA. Our LIEPA reports are produced annually with valuable insight into the assessment process, providing crucial lessons learned in EPA, for your benefit.
A trusted brand with a long history in engineering
City & Guilds has a long history and heritage within engineering and are proud of our breadth of offer across the Engineering sector. We work closely with employers such as the RAF, Royal Navy and MOD.
Our technical training institute, Gen2, is part of City & Guilds, and is the largest training provider to the UK civil nuclear industry, working with over 250 employers – including the likes of Sellafield Ltd, Iggesund, and British Steel.
Our relationship with Group Training Associations (GTA) England, shows our commitment to engineering skills in the sector and we are proud to partner with such an important and well-respected group in the industry. GTA represent SMEs, and the partnership shows that we can support EPA with scale.
We also have close industry and employer connections with Engineering UK and Make UK, working closely with employers to gather insights, shape policy and ensure our qualifications and apprenticeships are working for learners and employers alike.