CIOB recognised for its work as EPAO

The Federation of Awarding Bodies (FAB) has recognised the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) for its work as an end-point assessment organisation (EPAO).

The assessment process makes sure each apprentice has gained the right knowledge, skills and behaviour to succeed.

The award – Specialist Sector Based EPAO of the Year – was announced at the EPA conference, awards and exhibition held at Warwick Conferences on 18 May. It was organised by the FAB – the collective voice of the awarding and assessment industry.

The EPA Awards recognise the contributions made by end point assessment organisations to apprentices, employers and to education and skills in England over the past year.

All winners are put forward for consideration to a separate independent judging panel, to decide the winner of EPAO of the Year 2023.

Tom Bewick, FAB chief executive, was delighted to have received so many entries to the inaugural awards.

“All the entries were of a really high standard and demonstrate the commitment of our EPAO members to high-quality assessment practices for apprentices, employers and the wider FE sector,” he said.

“There was tough competition for the winners of each of the four EPAO categories – and our thanks to our esteemed judges, who had the very difficult job of selecting our four winners.”