Army Apprenticeship EPAO Contracting Tranche 3

Descriptions

Prior information notice of the department's intention to procure 7 apprenticeship end point assessment service contracts for the Army Apprenticeship Programme (AAP) within tranche 3 of its EPA implementation at some juncture. The AAP provides apprenticeships to 15 cap badges across the army, each cap badge runs multiple standards to enable them to offer a high-quality apprenticeship programme for soldiers. Tranche 3 standards are either in development by the IfATE Trailblazer Group or require further internal scrutiny before being introduced in to the AAP. Theoretically some tranche 3 standards will require EPAO contracting and engagement from early 2021 through to 2022 and EPA from mid to late 2021. Others may require EPAO support from early 2022 or early 2023.