The Institute for Apprenticeships has announced that the first wave of apprenticeship end-point-assessments will change over to Ofqual as their new external quality assurance (EQA) provider. This will happen from Thursday 12 November and you can read all about it here.
List of standards in the first wave
| Apprenticeship Standard | IFATE Code | Route |
| Actuarial technician | ST0004 | Legal, finance and accounting |
| Advanced credit controller / debt collection specialist | ST0175 | Legal, finance and accounting |
| Advanced dairy technologist | ST0393 | Engineering and manufacturing |
| Advertising and media executive | ST0644 | Sales, marketing and procurement |
| Ambulance support worker (emergency, urgent and non-urgent) | ST0627 | Health and science |
| Animal care and welfare assistant | ST0397 | Agriculture, environmental and animal care |
| Animal technologist | ST0058 | Health and science |
| Automotive glazing technician | ST0031 | Engineering and manufacturing |
| Brewer | ST0580 | Engineering and manufacturing |
| Commercial catering equipment technician | ST0791 | Engineering and manufacturing |
| Commercial procurement and supply (formerly Public sector commercial professional) | ST0313 | Sales, marketing and procurement |
| Community safety advisor | ST0593 | Protective services |
| Control / technical support engineer (degree) | ST0023 | Engineering and manufacturing |
| Credit controller / collector | ST0176 | Legal, finance and accounting |
| Crop technician | ST0018 | Agriculture, environmental and animal care |
| Cultural learning and participation officer | ST0396 | Creative and design |
| Curtain wall installer | ST0802 | Construction |
| Custody and detention officer | ST0386 | Protective services |
| Dental practice manager | ST0109 | Business and administration |
| DevOps engineer | ST0825 | Digital |
| Drinks dispense technician | ST0752 | Engineering and manufacturing |
| Electrical / electronic technical support engineer (degree) | ST0024 | Engineering and manufacturing |
| Electrical, electronic product service and installation engineer | ST0150 | Construction |
| Emergency service contact handling | ST0483 | Protective services |
| Engineering manufacturing technician | ST0841 | Engineering and manufacturing |
| Facilities management supervisor | ST0170 | Construction |
| Facilities manager | ST0484 | Construction |
| Facilities services operative | ST0617 | Construction |
| Farrier | ST0172 | Agriculture, environmental and animal care |
| Financial adviser | ST0374 | Legal, finance and accounting |
| Financial services administrator | ST0177 | Legal, finance and accounting |
| Financial services professional | ST0472 | Legal, finance and accounting |
| Food and drink maintenance engineer | ST0195 | Engineering and manufacturing |
| Food technologist | ST0198 | Health and science |
| Highway electrical maintenance and installation operative | ST0051 | Construction |
| Highways electrician / service operative | ST0052 | Construction |
| Housing / property management | ST0234 | Sales, marketing and procurement |
| Housing / property management assistant | ST0235 | Sales, marketing and procurement |
| Investment operations administrator | ST0179 | Legal, finance and accounting |
| Junior estate agent | ST0329 | Sales, marketing and procurement |
| Junior journalist | ST0285 | Creative and design |
| Junior management consultant | ST0273 | Business and administration |
| Mammography associate | ST0583 | Health and science |
| Manufacturing engineer (degree) | ST0025 | Engineering and manufacturing |
| Metal recycling general operative | ST0507 | Transport and logistics |
| Metrology technician | ST0282 | Health and science |
| Mortgage adviser | ST0182 | Legal, finance and accounting |
| Motor finance specialist | ST0474 | Legal, finance and accounting |
| Motorcycle technician (repair and maintenance) | ST0376 | Engineering and manufacturing |
| Optical assistant | ST0530 | Health and science |
| Paramedic (degree) | ST0567 | Health and science |
| Paraplanner | ST0183 | Legal, finance and accounting |
| Passenger transport onboard and station team member | ST0339 | Transport and logistics |
| Passenger transport operations manager | ST0337 | Transport and logistics |
| Probation services practitioner | ST0494 | Protective services |
| Process leader | ST0695 | Engineering and manufacturing |
| Product design and development engineer (degree) | ST0027 | Engineering and manufacturing |
| Propulsion technician | ST0588 | Engineering and manufacturing |
| Publishing assistant | ST0532 | Creative and design |
| Senior metrology technician | ST0283 | Health and science |
| Spectacle maker | ST0383 | Creative and design |
| Stockperson (beef, pigs, sheep, dairy) | ST0017 | Agriculture, environmental and animal care |
| Systems engineer (degree) | ST0107 | Engineering and manufacturing |
| Tramway construction operative | ST0669 | Construction |
| Veterinary nurse | ST0343 | Agriculture, environmental and animal care |
| Waste resource operative | ST0545 | Transport and logistics |
| Watchmaker | ST0395 | Creative and design |
| Workplace pensions (administrator or consultant) | ST0187 | Legal, finance and accounting |