Gateway refers to the requirements that need to be met in order for the employer to put forward their apprentice for EPA. It ensures that all apprentices have completed the mandatory aspects of the occupational standard and any work that underpins specified assessment methods and that employers believe an apprentice is occupationally competent at the point they enter gateway.
*green represents that the apprentice has successfully entered and moved onto another stage in the EPA journey; whereas orange indicates the current stage of the apprentice's EPA journey
| ACE360 Status | Definition |
|---|
| In Training | Apprentice records have been added to ACE360 - no gateway evidence uploaded. |
| Gateway in Progress | Apprentice records with one or more pieces of gateway evidence uploaded. |
| Gateway Evidence Complete | Apprentice records where all required gateway components have evidence uploaded. |
| Denied EPA | Apprentice records that have had gateway evidence reviewed by the Lead IQA or a member of the EPA Delivery team and it has been rejected for a specific reason. Please refer to the rejection notes for details. |
| Gateway Submitted | Apprentice records submitted by the training provider/college to Pearson for gateway review. Awaiting the Lead IQA or a member of the EPA Delivery team to review and provide an overall decision. |
| Approved for EPA | Apprentice records that Pearson has reviewed and accepted gateway evidence have been accepted. Apprentices are deemed to be ready for their EPA. |
| EPA in Progress | Apprentice records with one or more pieces of EPA evidence uploaded. For example, knowledge test results. |
| EPA Evidence Complete | Apprentice records where all required EPA components have got evidence uploaded. |
| EPA Failed | Apprentice has unfortunately been unable to meet all the KSBs (knowledge, skills, and behaviours) required to pass their EPA. |
| EPA Passed | Apprentice has successfully met the minimum required KSBs (knowledge, skills, and behaviours) and has passed their EPA. |
Related EPA Articles:
EPA Delivery Index
End-point Assessment: ACE360/EPA Costs
End-point Assessment: New and Existing Customers
End-point Assessment: Adding Standards to ACE360
End-point Assessment: Creating/Registering Apprentices in ACE360
End-point Assessment: Adding Purchase Order (PO) Numbers to Registrations
End-point Assessment: ACE360 Refund Policy for Apprentice 'Withdrawals'
