By partnering with 1st4sport you have the opportunity to get access to:

• EPA Guidance Packs, containing the EPA journey in stages, from registration to assessment.
• Skills Coach toolkit which contains assessment material, grading descriptors and standard overview.
• A range of supporting program resources, including portfolio workbooks, helping you structure your apprentices’ journey towards completing their apprenticeship.

1st4sport specialises in the sport and physical activity sector, which means we understand the key challenges that training providers experience when delivering apprenticeship programmes. We use our industry expertise and partnerships to ensure our supporting resources are fit for purpose and in line with current best practice.

All our assessors are:

• Experts in their field, with extensive relevant and up-to-date industry experience, in a higher occupation role than that being assessed.
• Qualified to a minimum of Level 3 in assessment practice and regularly undertaking CPD activity to ensure that they are up to date with the latest developments.
• DBS checks are conducted to ensure safeguarding.
• Empathetic approach to apprentices’ diverse challenges

We have rigorous quality assurance, malpractice and conflict of interest policies which are followed, to ensure apprentices completing their EPA with 1st4sport are treated fairly and without prejudice by our assessors, in a safe environment.

Our impartial service complies with the regulatory authorities and is quality assured by the responsible body. 

What’s more:

• We regularly review a representative sample of evidence for each component of the EPA to check for fairness and impartiality.
• We insist any conflicts of interest are declared and we’ll take steps to ensure impartiality.
• Clear operating rules are in place to prevent malpractice, maladministration or prejudice.
• Corrective action procedures are in place should a policy breech occur.
• We are fully committed to embracing equality, inclusion and diversity.