AP FLEX
Flexibility for centres, consistency for apprentices
Centre marking, done properly
We've built AP Flex to make centre marking work as well as it possibly can, without compromising the quality and consistency that apprentices deserve.
If you're weighing up your options for apprenticeship assessment, here's why AP Flex is worth a closer look.
What AP Flex is
Under the apprenticeship assessment model, assessment organisations are required to mark at least 50% of the overall assessment for a given standard. The remaining proportion can be marked by an approved centre where the centre meets our requirements.
AP Flex is our approach to making centre marking straightforward, well-supported and fully integrated into the way we work.
How it works
Where a provider takes on a marking role, the element to be marked is defined by the standard. For example, for the Level 4 AI and Automation Practitioner, approved centres can mark the project component.
Becoming a centre is optional.
Accelerate People can mark 100% of the assessment if you prefer, and the experience for your apprentices remains exactly the same either way.
Where you do take on a marking role, you are responsible for internal quality assurance (IQA) of that marking.
Our external quality assurance (EQA) processes and CASS requirements apply in full, and you'll need to be prepared to engage with EQA activity.
The apprentice experience stays the same
Whichever route is taken, the assessment experience for the apprentice doesn't change. The same tasks, the same standards, the same outcomes. The only difference is who marks and IQAs the work.
Built around our platform
This is where AP Flex stands apart. We provide centres with access to our assessment platform, so all marking takes place in one system regardless of who is doing it. The process is consistent, auditable and straightforward to quality assure, and you're working within a system that's already designed around how assessment works. And because everything runs through our platform, you benefit from the same market-leading turnaround times we're known for, whether you're marking or we are.
If you use your own systems and processes, we can accommodate this. We will need access to all relevant information for EQA purposes, so we'll agree how that works with you directly.
Either way, you're working with a team that knows the standards, knows the platform and is set up to support you properly.
