Senior Assessment Leader Review

Performing detailed data anlysis of apprenticeship completions undertaking End-Point Assessment with Pearson. This is used to gather intelligence on high performing questions per apprenticeship standard and to identify key trends and themes.
Engagement with training providers (and colleges) & employers over the delivery of apprenticeship standards.
Recruitment and standardisation of IEAs (independent end-point assessors)
Management of Lead IQAs (Lead Internal Quality Assurers), conducting their one-to-one reviews on a monthly basis.
Creation of various Tableau dashboards using Google BigQuery (SQL queries) for various business needs and objectives

The apprenticeship programme is well structured, and effectively managed. There are always continuous touchpoints to check progress or any pain points which may be impacting progress. Any feedback is acted upon as a matter of urgency.
At Pearson, we have several apprenticeship ambassadors, therefore, if the manager of the programme is unavailable, there are other avenues to gather support from.

I personally receive a lot of support from my employer, particularly my line manager. He is often active in my quarterly review meetings, provides opportunities to utilise my skills within the workplace on projects that would be beneficial for my portfolio.
Furthermore, I also receive support directly from the Apprenticeships Programme team, from the manager, and the team of ambassadors that are available to provide varying levels of support.
Separate Programme Induction to the training provider one, Ambassadors to support, Early Careers Team attend gateway meeting and provide support with mocks and EPA prep, networking events and NAW activities, corporate member of Association of Apprentices, Credly credentialing of skills, celebration and awards events & encourages use of volunteering days to get involved in supporting career fairs and school engagement work.
The Early Careers Team are always on hand if I have any issues.

At the university we are assigned a Digital Skills Coach, who is the first point of contact at the training provider when I require additional support or an issue has arisen which needs to be escalated (for example). He is always available via Teams and email, and is very responsive and will always do his best to resolve issues.

I would say it has helped me do better in my current role, specifically in regard to the data analysis aspect. Without it, I would be doing things the long way and manipulating Excel spreadsheets and cleansing the data. Whereas now I have certain set of skills that allow me to do things efficiently and reduce time spent on manual tasks.

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Since working for Pearson, I have come a long way, professionally.
I first began my life with Pearson working for customer services (taking calls and answering emails), I had a keen interest in data, and often expressed my interest in assisting with presenting vital stats to management. This was my first exposure.
Just before Covid-19 hit, I moved to EPA Delivery as an EPA Administrator where I was specifically doing EPA admin tasks, this was beneficial as gave me an insight into End Point Assessment. Since 2021, I have moved upwards on the career trajectory, first becoming an Assessment Leader then subsequently taking on the role of Senior Assessment Leader.
Adding to this the continuous support and opportunity to pursue a degree level apprenticeship focusing on my areas of interest and strengths shows the level of commitment Pearson has with further developing existing staff.