Proposal to develop a new apprenticeship standard
1. Proposal to develop a new apprenticeship standard
 
Please find below the form for submitting a proposal to develop a new apprenticeship standard. Before filling out the form you should make sure you have read the Guidance for Trailblazers document. Please press CTRL before clicking any links in the form in order to open in a new tab (and keep your form safe)


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1. Name of proposed Trailblazer group. *

 

2. I have read the Trailblazer guidance on gov.uk and am content that this proposal meets all the criteria for final approval set out on p10-18 (required) *

 

3. How many standards are you proposing to develop? *

 

4. Have you submitted a proposal for an apprenticeship standard in this role(s) before? If yes please give details below. *

 

5. Please insert details about each proposed standard below.

Name of occupationProposed as a degree apprenticeship?Intended to replace/partly replace an existing apprenticeship Framework? [if so please give details]Do you expect any age restrictions to apply to this standard?Estimated overall annual take-up across relevant sector(s)When do you estimate this apprenticeship would be ready to deliver starts?
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6. Are any of the occupations above being proposed as a degree apprenticeship?

 

7. Please provide a full description below of what the occupational role involves.

When completing this section, please be aware that each individual apprenticeship standard must contain all the skills, knowledge and behaviours required for a clearly defined and distinct occupational role at a single vocational education level. The information you provide here is crucial to our assessment of whether the occupational role is suitable for an apprenticeship, so please be as comprehensive as possible, and always refer to the criteria and guidance set out on p10-18 of the Guidance for Trailblazers. In particular the information should include:
  • Main duties and responsibilities- please set out clearly what someone in this occupation will actually be doing;
  • Range of environments/sectors/industries in which someone in this occupation could work;
  • Summary of key competencies/skills etc required for full occupational competence;
  • How the occupational role typically fits within the wider work hierarchy- who would they be working with, and what is the usual relationship between the roles;
  • Any particular areas only relevant to certain parts of the role (relevant where, for example, you intend to develop the standard as a ‘core with options’).
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Please provide details below of any other employers or supporting organisations (e.g. training providers, professional bodies) who are supporting your proposal.

 

8. Please provide any relevant information below regarding potential overlap with other Trailblazer standards published or in development.

It is important that you review your proposal against all other apprenticeships published and in development to confirm there is no significant overlap, in overall occupation or in the content of potential skills/knowledge/behaviours. Where there is potential of any overlap, we ask that you contact the existing Trailblazer(s) before submitting a new proposal to discuss whether the existing standards would cover your needs (contact details are in the links above, or email apprenticeship.trailblazers@bis.gsi.gov.uk). Please then provide below full details of any possible overlap identified, interaction with relevant Trailblazers, and any relevant further detail explaining why this occupational role is unique and there is still a need for a separate apprenticeship in this role.
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9. Name and email address of proposed Trailblazer Chair (we will not pass this information on to third parties without your permisson) *

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10. Name and email address of contact we can use publicly on the gov.uk website as a contact point for any enquiries relating to the Trailblazer. (By filling out this box you consent to the publication of these details. If you wish to opt out please leave this box blank)

 

11. Email address of any other individuals to be copied into correspondence

 

12. Are you an existing Trailblazer Group already given approval to develop other standard(s)? *

 

13. I am happy for my organisation to be publicly named as the lead employer and the companies listed below are happy to be named as working together to deliver this is the standard is approved for development. *

 

14. Please provide details below of all the employers who make up the proposed Trailblazer Group and who are committed to be actively involved in the development of the standard [please note you must have at least 10 employers on the group]

Organisation NameLead RepresentativeSectorJob TitleProjected annual starts for each standard (listed individually)Number of employees in the organisation
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15. Please provide details below of any other employers or supporting organisations (e.g. training providers, professional bodies) who are supporting your propsosal, but who are not part of the main Trailblazer development group.

 

16. We are committed to ensuring that the standard we design provides sufficiently transferable skills to enable a successful apprentice to perform this role in an employer of any size and in any relevant sector. We are collectively representative of our sector(s) and are willing to work with other employers who come forward with an interest in this occupation and with colleagues from other sectors where our standards are closely related. We will develop the apprenticeship standard and assessment plan in line with the latest edition of the “Guidance for Trailblazers – from standards to starts”, will aim to complete this process within a year are committed to working with relevant sector organisations to promote the use of the resulting standard once it is ready for delivery. *

 

17. Is there any other information which you would like us to be aware of which supports your proposal? If so please include in the box below and/or upload.

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