What is ‘gateway’?

The decision to determine when each Apprentice is ready to undertake End-point Assessment is referred to as ‘the Gateway’ and should involve participation from the employer, training provider and apprentice. Agreement, or ‘Sign-Off’, is required to demonstrate that the Apprentice has the knowledge, skills and behaviours required within the Standard and to inform the Assessment Organisation that the apprentice is ready for End-point Assessment. Employers are encouraged to register their apprentices with Open Awards.

Please note that Open Awards are only able to accept registrations from providers who are currently on the Register of Approved Providers (RoATP).

Open Awards requires at least three months advance notice of the potential gateway date.