Apprenticeship Assessment Updates Tracker
Each Assessment Organisation (AO) has its own assessment strategy to align with Apprenticeship Assessment.
As Skills England publishes Assessment Plans and updates, we will review them, develop our assessment strategy and support materials and publish them on Proficient, keeping you up to date with all Apprenticeship Assessment updates.
Please see the tracker below for an overview of the progress for each standard.
For more information on each standard we assess, please visit:
Standard | Assessment Plan Status | Assessment Requirements | Documents and Resources in Development | Available on Proficient |
Business and Administration | ||||
Associate Project Manager | This standard has not yet been revised to include apprenticeship assessment | |||
Business Administrator | Assessment Plan drafted for release | |||
Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability Practitioner | Mandatory: – Project Additional: – Professional discussion – Additional project – Presentation – Question and answer – Portfolio of evidence | In development | ||
HR Support | This standard has not yet been revised to include apprenticeship assessment | |||
People Professional | This standard has not yet been revised to include apprenticeship assessment | |||
Senior Leader | This standard has not yet been revised to include apprenticeship assessment | |||
Senior People Professional | This standard has not yet been revised to include apprenticeship assessment | |||
Digital | ||||
Applications Support Lead | This standard has not yet been revised to include apprenticeship assessment | |||
Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Automation Practioner | Mandatory: – Project Additional: – Presentation – Simulated task – Professional discussion – Portfolio | – Qualification Specification (with proposed high-level curriculum) and Resource Pack – Grading documents completed – Assessment resources completed – Arranging sessions with providers to support curriculum teams and delivery for their launch | All documents will be live on Proficient on 26/05/2026 | |
Business Analyst | New K&S written. Assessment Plan not yet started. | |||
Cyber Security Technician | This standard has not yet been revised to include apprenticeship assessment | |||
Data Analyst | New K&S written and Assessment Plan on first draft | |||
Data Engineer | This standard has not yet been revised to include apprenticeship assessment | |||
Data Technician | Mandatory: – Simulated task Additional: – Project – Professional discussion – Observation – Portfolio | – Drafted Qualification Specification (note there is no change to K&S) and Resource Pack – Drafted all grading documents – Arranging sessions with providers to support their launch – Working with employers to agree assessment strategy | ||
Digital Product Manager | Assessment Plan drafted for release | |||
Digital Support Technician | This standard has not yet been revised to include apprenticeship assessment | |||
IT Solutions Technician | This standard has not yet been revised to include apprenticeship assessment | |||
Information Communications Technician (ICT) | Assessment Plan drafted for release | |||
Machine Learning Engineer | This standard has not yet been revised to include apprenticeship assessment | |||
Network Engineer | Assessment Plan drafted for release | |||
Software Development Technician | This standard has not yet been revised to include apprenticeship assessment | |||
Software Developer | This standard has not yet been revised to include apprenticeship assessment | |||
Foundation Apprenticeships | ||||
Hardware, Network and Infrastructure Foundation Apprenticeship Assessment | This assessment plan does not prescribe assessment methods, but does require: – a knowledge test – a practical assessment | Complete | All documents are live on Proficient | |
Software and Data Foundation Apprenticeship Assessment | This assessment plan does not prescribe assessment methods, but does require: – a knowledge test – a practical assessment | Complete | All documents are live on Proficient | |
Marketing and Creative | ||||
Content Creator | Mandatory: – Project Additional: -Professional discussion -Additional project -Presentation -Simulated task -Portfolio -Question and answer | In development | ||
Marketing Executive | In the process of being revised. Estimated completion date TBC | |||
Marketing Manager | ||||
Multi-Channel Marketer | Assessment Plan drafted for release |
This page is intended to give a high level overview.
