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As we all know, apprenticeships play a crucial role in shaping the workforce of our future. They empower individuals with practical skills gaining hands-on experience, and to us, they’re somewhat of a no brainer. For those of us that work in apprenticeships everyday whether as employers, training providers, EPAO’s or numerous other professions in this

  The following qualifications are being retired, if you have any queries relating to these qualifications please don’t hesitate to get in touch with our customer service team customerservice@oawards.co.uk or call 01904 236 483. Qualification Qualification Number The REGISTRATION End Date After this date, no new registrations are possible. The CERTIFICATION End Date This will

If you have had an Account Management meeting within the last few months, you will no doubt be aware of OAL’s ambitious plans to improve the OAL EPA and Qualifications Portal and the evolution of how we plan and book EPA. This has been known internally as OAL2.0. An integral part of this development is

Join your apprentice community – through our founding partnership with the Association of Apprentices, you are now eligible for free membership. We are delighted to share that OAL has partnered with the Association of Apprentices (AoA), a membership organisation that connects apprentices across the UK via a dedicated social and professional networking platform.  Through our

Is Rishi Sunak’s announcement earlier this month, on his plan to extend compulsory maths education until the age of 18 a massive miscalculation?  Current analysis of public opinion indicates that it is a miscalculation and not good education practice. On a positive note its great that he has recognised that more investment is needed in

Apprentices are at the heart of everything that industry leading Occupational Awards Limited (OAL) does – which is why the not-for-profit organisation is the headline sponsor for the 2023 North Yorkshire Apprenticeship Awards. Find out how to enter and what makes OAL one of the top 10 apprenticeship end-point assessment organisations in the country.  

Following the sudden and unexpected closure of Learning Education and Development (LEAD) Limited, a large Private Training provider, during the summer of 2022, a significant number of apprentices were left in a state of limbo, having achieved gateway but had not started or fully completed End Point Assessment (EPA). With no on-programme funding remaining, these

OAL is a leading not for profit industry-focused Awarding and End Point Assessment Organisation. We provide a wide range of qualification products and multi-sector end point assessment to meet employer and customer needs. The role is predominantly home based with regular travel to our Head Office in York. Main Purpose To manage an individual portfolio

Occupational Awards Limited (OAL) are delighted to announce that Emma Harrison, Managing Director, of South Yorkshire based Training Provider Whyy? Change achieved a distinction from her End Point Assessment for the Quality Practitioner Apprenticeship. Director of Partnerships for OAL, Lee Reddington, said: “Emma truly lived up to the title of Quality Practitioner in her approach

As OAL continue to develop and grow it is important that we build for the future!  As part of OAL’s growth strategy, we have decided to make some changes to the management structure and introduce two new roles to support the CEO, Jan Richardson-Wilde. Subsequently we are pleased to announce Sue Knott as our new