Improvement Technician - Level 3 Apprenticeship (Starting between August 2026 and July 2027)

This apprenticeship standard is designed as a 14 month programme and is for apprentices who wish to gain the skills, knowledge and behavioural competences required to work using improvement techniques.

This qualification is completed in the workplace and learners are required to demonstrate all evidence requirements, learning outcomes and assessment criteria through the production of an evidence-based portfolio.

Evidence will be naturally occurring examples across a range of units selected to allow the learner to demonstrate their competency in completing their regular work-based activities.

Near the end of the Apprenticeship, the Learner will have to pass the End Point Assessment. An external body will assess the learner through a multiple-choice exam, project report and presentation and professional discussion.

You will be assessed against set Skills, Knowledge and Behaviours that have been developed by the industry throughout the programme. Your employer plays a large part in helping and supporting you becoming a competent Improvement Technician.

Your final assessment known as End Point Assessment will take place at the end of your apprenticeship.

Multiple choice exam (up to 40 minutes and face to face), project report and presentation (40 minutes with 35 minutes for questioning), and professional discussion (50 minutes) set in the apprentice’s workplace.

Entry requirements: Employed within a job role which covers all areas of the qualification.

Four GCSEs 4-9 including Mathematics & English.