Junior Management Consultant – Level 4
Standard Number
ST0273 – Version 1.0
Maximum Funding
£9,000
Duration (To Gateway)
24 months
Standard Overview
Management consultants provide business advice to public, private and not-for-profit organisations. This usually involves helping them solve a challenge of some kind, such as how to grow their business, how to make it more efficient or how to organise and structure itself in a different way.
Some specialist consultancies have a particular focus – for example, how to write proposals for new work, or how to change an organisation or how to develop their workforce. Others are more generalist and you could work across several different types of project. Working on client site away from your office is a possibility, while hours are varied and often depend on the project.
Facilitation of Assessment
DSW has always had a ‘digital by default’ approach to end-point assessment; this allows us to provide greater flexibility for all stakeholders while reducing fees and our carbon footprint.
- Interviews and presentations are conducted using web conferencing platforms and we’re flexible enough to use a platform of the employer’s choosing when required.
- Written exams, MCQs and Case Studies are carried out online using an invigilated assessment platform
- Portfolios and Projects are submitted to DSW in digital format for assessment
- Our assessments are also administered using an online platform, epaPRO, which provides training providers with access to results, reports and dashboards.
This is all supported by named account managers and operations contacts who are here to support you at each step of the EPA journey.
Assessment Methods
Reflective Portfolio
- 5 work situations which occurred during the on programme phase
- Presented through 3-5 reflective statements
- Reflective statements are written during the EPA period
Presentation and Interview
- Duration of the presentation will be 20 minutes (+10%)
- Focuses on 6 outcomes selected from the reflective portfolio
- Duration of the interview will be 40 minutes (+10%)
- Focuses on 10 outcomes selected from the reflective portfolio
- Interview will be conducted by a panel made up a minimum of 2 members
For more details, visit the IfATE website.
Grading
There are two graded assessment methods, a Reflective Portfolio and Presentation & Interview.
- A minimum of a Pass must be obtained in both methods to achieve an overall Pass grade
- A Distinction must be achieved in both methods to achieve an overall Distinction grade
Grading of Each Method
Portfolio
The table below summarises the number of Learning Outcomes and what is required to achieve a Pass and Distinction in the Portfolio.
- To achieve a Pass in the Portfolio, at least 47 Pass criteria must be met.
- To achieve a Distinction in the Portfolio, a Pass must be achieved and at least 21 of the 42 Distinction criteria must be met.
Presentation and Interview
To achieve a Pass grade within the Presentation and Interview, 13 of the selected criteria must be evidenced including all of those which were not evidenced in the Portfolio.
To achieve a Distinction grade within the Presentation and Interview in addition to the above Pass criteria, 8 Distinction criteria must be demonstrated which can be drawn from any area of the Standard.
Resources
We provide a range of recourses to support the apprentice, training provider and employer prepare for end-point assessment:
- Toolkit
- Overview video
- Service overview
- Relevant webinars
Benefits and Support
DSW is a leading EPAO trusted by some of the UK’s largest employers and apprenticeship training providers to assess apprentices across a portfolio of more than 35 standards.
We combine first-class customer support, leading assessment technology and assessment expertise to deliver an EPA experience which our clients tell us is unequalled.
Benefits include:
- Assessor allocated ahead of gateway to guarantee availability and fast turnaround
- Planning meeting scheduled within 1 working day of Gateway
- Results issued within 5 working days
- Competitive pricing, reduced resit fees and no registration fees
- Dedicated account manager and operations contact
- Quality-assured assessors with extensive sector and assessment experience
- Truly collaborative, partnership approach and dedicated DSW human touch support team
- Delivery of a great learner experience with flexibility to accommodate varied learner environments
- Support materials – Guides, toolkits, webinars and use of digital platforms make EPA efficient and easy
- Engaged with other EPAOs and sector bodies to lead the standardisation of assessment methods and raise professional standards