• Survey on Apprenticeship Reforms

    Have your say in shaping next-generation apprenticeship assessment systems and standards

  • The Skills Federation is committed to supporting assessment organisations and training providers as they prepare to deliver and manage new apprenticeship assessment plans.

    This survey - conducted in partnership with PS edtech Consultancy as part of the Federation’s research into the impact of apprenticeship reforms - captures your insights to help shape policy-aligned, quality assured, assessment solutions that meet sector needs.

    In return for completing the full survey, you will receive an exclusive summary of the findings, including benchmarking insights.

    All responses will be treated confidentially and reported only in aggregate.

    Thank you for your time - your input will play a direct role in shaping the future of apprenticeship assessment.

  • 4. Are you a decision maker for systems your organisation uses?
  • 6. Primary Organisation Type?*
  • 6a. Other / Secondary Organisation Type(s). Select all that apply:

  • Size and Scope of Organisation

    Tell us about the scale of your operation
  • 7. What is the approximate number of Apprentices that passed through Gateway into active End Point Assessment in the last 12 months?*
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  • 7a. Do you expect apprenticeship enrolment numbers to increase or decrease over the next three years?
  • 8. Scale and scope of apprenticeship / assessment activities
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  • 8i. Scale and scope of apprenticeship activities
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  • 8ii. Scale and scope of other training course activities
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  • Apprenticeship Assessment System Used

  • 11. Do you use any other EPA Systems? If so, select all that apply:*

  • Apprenticeship Reforms

    Have your say on Apprenticeship reforms
  • 12. What are your views on the Apprenticeship reforms - how prepared is your organisation, and what level of impact do you expect these changes to have on your business?
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  • ACE360 Reform-Ready Features and Future Federation Services

    Current ACE360 users – reflect on your experience today. All respondents – share the value you see in ACE360’s reform-ready features and future Federation developments.
  • 14. ACE360 Users only: Which of the current ACE360 features - all fully aligned with the apprenticeship reform changes - do you value? (*Indicates AO PREMIUM feature) - SKIP features that are not relevant to your organisation:
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  • 15. Thinking about potential future services from the Skills Federation, please rank the following in order of importance to your organisation once the Apprenticeship reforms are implemented:
  • 16. Which of the following Skills Federation services bundled with ACE360, would you consider a must have for your organisation and be willing to pay for post reform?
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  • 16i. Which of the following Skills Federation services bundled with ACE360 for use by Training Providers, would you be interested in for your organisation and be willing to pay for post reform?
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  • 16a. Would you be interested in exploring a new Training Management System that the Skills Federation is considering offering under a separate licence fee?
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  • Other Systems, Data, and Digital Services

    Provide insight into your organisation’s current systems, reporting tools, and future plans to ensure readiness for Apprenticeship reforms
  • 20. Current or Planned systems: Which systems does your organisation currently use or plan to adopt? Please provide the product name, or indicate if it is an in-house solution or a manual/offline process.
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  • 21. Data and Reporting: Please rank the following data services in order of priority, based on the value they could provide to your organisation?

  • ACE360 Pricing and Value

    Help the Skills Federation shape a fair and sustainable pricing model that reflects the value ACE360 delivers to your organisation
  • 23. Preferred pricing methods for ACE360: Which pricing approach would feel fairest and most cost-effective for your organisation, taking into account the scale of your apprenticeship activity?
  • 23a. As a Training Provider, with ACE360 enhanced to support the reforms with on-programme and more flexible assessment models, what is the percentage uplift to the token price that you would still consider to represent good value if introduced within the next 12 months?
  • 25. For ACE360 users currently on the free version only: If ACE360 was no longer available free of charge under the new reformed assessment plans, would your organisation consider upgrading to the ACE360 PREMIUM service?
  • 26a. AOs only - ACE360 is being upgraded to fully support the new apprenticeship reforms as standard. A potential enhanced Premium version would add further automation, compliance assurance, best-practice guidance and performance insights to improve efficiency and reduce risk. Based on access to this full enhanced offer, please indicate how your organisation would view the following annual price levels for your apprentice volume band.
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  • 26b. AOs only - ACE360 is being upgraded to fully support the new apprenticeship reforms as standard. A potential enhanced Premium version would add further automation, compliance assurance, best-practice guidance and performance insights to improve efficiency and reduce risk. Based on access to this full enhanced offer, please indicate how your organisation would view the following annual price levels for your apprentice volume band.
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  • 26c. AOs only - ACE360 is being upgraded to fully support the new apprenticeship reforms as standard. A potential enhanced Premium version would add further automation, compliance assurance, best-practice guidance and performance insights to improve efficiency and reduce risk. Based on access to this full enhanced offer, please indicate how your organisation would view the following annual price levels for your apprentice volume band.
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  • 26d. AOs only - ACE360 is being upgraded to fully support the new apprenticeship reforms as standard. A potential enhanced Premium version would add further automation, compliance assurance, best-practice guidance and performance insights to improve efficiency and reduce risk. Based on access to this full enhanced offer, please indicate how your organisation would view the following annual price levels for your apprentice volume band.
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  • 26e. AOs only - ACE360 is being upgraded to fully support the new apprenticeship reforms as standard. A potential enhanced Premium version would add further automation, compliance assurance, best-practice guidance and performance insights to improve efficiency and reduce risk. Based on access to this full enhanced offer, please indicate how your organisation would view the following annual price levels for your apprentice volume band.
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  • 26f. AOs only - ACE360 is being upgraded to fully support the new apprenticeship reforms as standard. A potential enhanced Premium version would add further automation, compliance assurance, best-practice guidance and performance insights to improve efficiency and reduce risk. Based on access to this full enhanced offer, please indicate how your organisation would view the following annual price levels for your apprentice volume band.
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  • 26g. AOs only - ACE360 is being upgraded to fully support the new apprenticeship reforms as standard. A potential enhanced Premium version would add further automation, compliance assurance, best-practice guidance and performance insights to improve efficiency and reduce risk. Based on access to this full enhanced offer, please indicate how your organisation would view the following annual price levels for your apprentice volume band.
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  • 26h. AOs only - ACE360 is being upgraded to fully support the new apprenticeship reforms as standard. A potential enhanced Premium version would add further automation, compliance assurance, best-practice guidance and performance insights to improve efficiency and reduce risk. Based on access to this full enhanced offer, please indicate how your organisation would view the following annual price levels for your apprentice volume band.
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  • Submission

    Trial and test new features as an early adopter
  • 27. Would your organisation be interested in acting as an early adopter to test and provide feedback on new Skills Federation software solutions, or services? If so, please specify which types of products or services you’d be interested in trialling.
  • 28. Would you be happy for the Federation to contact you to discuss any of your responses?
  • 29. Would you like to schedule a meeting with the Skills Federation to discuss how you’re preparing for new assessment plans and understand more about the reform ready ACE360 system?

  • Thank you for completing the survey. The Skills Federation and PS edtech appreciate your time and insights and look forward to sharing the findings with you soon.

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