Overview
What is a Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability Practitioner?
A Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability (CR&S) Practitioner helps drive and embed social and environmental change within an organisation by delivering and supporting initiatives aligned with the company’s CR&S strategy. They work with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders to implement impactful projects, promote ethical practices, and ensure sustainability is integrated into everyday business operations.
Assessment
What does end point assessment involve for Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability Practitioner level 4?
Professional discussion underpinned by a portfolio of evidence
A portfolio of evidence is submitted to support the professional discussion. This is conducted via a video call, one-to-one between the apprentice and assessor. It will last around 60 minutes.
Work-based project followed by a report and a presentation with questions and answers
Apprentice will submit a 5,000–word report, deliver a 20–minute presentation and then have a 25–minute Q&A session with the assessor. The project will be a real piece of work based on a business need.
Useful to know
- The portfolio should be submitted at gateway.
- The project should take up to 30 working days, carried out within a 16 week period after gateway.
- There must be at least 5 working days between gateway and the professional discussion, to allow the assessor to review the portfolio.
- Re-sits are typically taken within 2 months of the EPA outcome date.
- Grades achieved in a re-sit or re-take are capped at a Pass.
Resources
- Qualification Specification
- Apprentice Resource Pack
- Gateway Pack
- Sample Test
- Project Template & Mapping
- Online resources and guidance
- Regular webinars and events
This page is intended to give a high level overview. For full details, refer to our support materials.







