Overview of Service

PAL provides a dedicated, high-quality end-point assessment service and, for reformed apprenticeships, a high-quality apprenticeship assessment service. Our clients can be sure that our approach will complement their apprenticeship programmes and that the apprentice will be fully supported prior to, during and after the assessment period. Our offer includes:

  • National coverage
  • Free assessment preparation resources, including mock assessment documentation, mock questions, and support resources
  • Dedicated Assessment Support Services team
  • Simple online system for registration and referral
  • Fully documented assessment feedback
  • Fully qualified, industry expert assessors
  • Gateway documentation and gateway guidance (for end-point assessment)
  • Assessment information for on-programme delivery staff
  • Vast experience and knowledge of apprenticeship delivery and assessment
  • Option of face-to-face assessment or remote assessment
  • Centre Approval for Centres to deliver the reformed Apprenticeship Assessments

Our Standards.
If you don’t see what you need, get in touch – we regularly expand our offer!

Business and administration

PAL is approved to administer end-point assessment for business and administration apprenticeship standards.

Care Services

PAL is approved to deliver EPA across all current care services apprenticeship standards. For Adult Care Worker, PAL is approved to deliver the reformed apprenticeship assessment.

Catering and hospitality

Covering all roles and specialisms, PAL provides a comprehensive EPA offer for catering and hospitality standards.

Education and childcare

PAL offers EPA for education and childcare standards across various occupational sectors.

Engineering and manufacturing

PAL offers EPA for engineering and manufacturing standards across various occupational sectors.

Foundation Apprenticeships

PAL is approved to administer apprenticeship assessment for foundation apprenticeship standards.

Health and science

PAL offers EPA for health and science standards across various occupational sectors.

Sales, marketing and procurement

PAL offers EPA for sales, marketing and procurement standards across various occupational sectors.

Our EPA Fees

PAL’s standard EPA prices, per apprentice, for end-point assessment can be found here…

What people say

It was absolutely lovely to hear feedback recently from our board members about the tremendous support they have received from yourselves and your teams during these challenging times. Thank you on behalf of everyone for this continued commitment you have!

Kathryn Porter, Hospitality Skills and Quality Board, People 1st

PAL has been and continues to be the most flexible, helpful, responsive and effective EPAO with which JGA has worked. Their costs are reasonable, and service is second to none. We find they are always available to provide support and anticipate continuing to work with them for a very long time.

Managing Director, JGA Group

PAL has always been incredibly supportive, providing excellent up to date resources to support our needs with Business Admin, Event Assistant and Health and Social Care programmes. The organisation also provide immediate feedback/telephone support to emails to ensure the smooth running of the programmes and timely success. The online systems for PAL are easy to use and provide a great tool for all programmes.

Vocational Curriculum Lead, Gateshead Council

I cannot speak highly enough of the professional, personal and friendly service I have received from PAL from our first meetings through to the present day. I look forward to working with them in the future and would highly recommend them to any business seeking an EPAO.

Senior Team Leader, Bridgewater and Taunton College

Business and administration

PAL is approved to administer end-point assessment for business and administration for the following apprenticeship standards.

Please click on the links to view details and prices for each standard.

Business Administrator

Operations Manager

Team Leader

Coaching Professional

Care services

PAL is approved to administer end-point assessment for the following care services apprenticeship standards, and is approved to deliver assessment for the reformed Adult Care Worker apprenticeship.

Please click on the links to view details and prices for each standard.

Adult Care Worker

Lead Adult Care Worker

Lead Practitioner in Adult Care

Leader in Adult Care

Catering and hospitality

PAL is approved to administer end-point assessment for the following catering and hospitality apprenticeship standards, across all specialisms.

Please click on the links to view details and prices for each standard.

Chef de Partie

Commis Chef

Food and Beverage Team Member

Hospitality Accommodation Team Member

Hospitality Manager

Hospitality Supervisor

Production Chef

Senior Culinary Chef

Senior Production Chef

Education and childcare

PAL is approved to administer end-point assessment for the following education and childcare apprenticeship standards.

Please click on the links to view details and prices for each standard.

Early Years Educator

Early Years Lead Practitioner

Early Years Practitioner

Engineering and manufacturing

PAL is approved to administer end-point assessment for the following engineering and manufacturing apprenticeship standards.

Please click on the links to view details and prices for each standard.

Bicycle Mechanic

Foundation Apprenticeships

PAL is approved to administer apprenticeship assessment for the following foundation apprenticeship standards.

Please click on the links to view details for each standard.

Catering and Hospitality

Health and Social Care

Health and science

PAL is approved to administer end-point assessment for the following health and science apprenticeship standards.

Please click on the links to view details and prices for each standard.

Healthcare Cleaning Operative

Cleaning Hygiene Operative

Sales, marketing and procurement

PAL is approved to administer end-point assessment for the following sales, marketing and procurement apprenticeship standards.

Please click on the links to view details and prices for each standard.

Customer Service Practitioner

Customer Service Specialist

Event Assistant

Get in touch

If you have any questions on Professional Assessment or would like to hear more about the process, please get in touch.

All queries will be responded to within three working days.

Call us on 0800 160 1899

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