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Managing individuals, teams, or projects to meet private, public, or voluntary organisational goals.
This occupation is found in small, medium, large, and multinational organisations in private, public and third sectors across all areas of the economy.
A team leader is found in organisations where there is a requirement for first-line management and a need to support teams and senior management.
The broad purpose of the occupation is a team leader role, with operational and project responsibilities. They will have responsibility for managing individuals, a team, or elements of a project. They provide direction, instructions, and guidance to ensure the achievement of set goals. Team leaders are vital for the smooth functioning of all departments in any organisation and are often responsible for ensuring the function is correctly administered and maintained in line with legislation of the organisation’s procedures.
In their daily work, an employee in this occupation interacts with their colleagues from other internal departments such as operational functions, HR, finance, legal, IT, sales, and marketing. This role also includes interaction with external stakeholders such as customers, clients, or suppliers. This role may involve off-site and hybrid working.
An employee in this occupation will be responsible for supporting, managing, and developing individuals, managing projects, planning, and monitoring workloads and resources, delivering operational plans, resolving problems, and building relationships internally and externally.
Team leaders may work as part of a network or in a range of team settings. They work within agreed budgets and available resources and report to mid-level and senior managers. They may occasionally be responsible for decision-making, but more often will guide or influence the decisions of others including collecting and interpreting data to find trends, analysing resources, and identifying ways to save money and improve efficiency.
Team Leaders will understand how their role supports the wider organisation structure. They will apply codes of practice, legislation, and regulation in respect of their organisation’s areas of operation. This will apply not only to legal and ethical responsibilities but will also include equity, inclusion, and the sustainability impacts of the organisation.
This is a summary of the key things that you – the apprentice and your employer need to know about your end-point assessment (EPA). You and your employer should read the EPA plan for the full details. It has information on assessment method requirements, roles and responsibilities, and re-sits and re-takes.
An EPA is an assessment at the end of your apprenticeship. It will assess you against the knowledge, skills, and behaviours (KSBs) in the occupational standard. Your training will cover the KSBs. The EPA is your opportunity to show an independent assessor how well you can carry out the occupation you have been trained for.
Your employer will choose an end-point assessment organisation (EPAO) to deliver the EPA. Your employer and training provider should tell you what to expect and how to prepare for your EPA.
The length of the training for this apprenticeship is typically 15 months. The EPA period is typically 3 months.
The overall grades available for this apprenticeship are:
When you pass the EPA, you will be awarded your apprenticeship certificate.
The EPA gateway is when the EPAO checks and confirms that you have met any requirements required before you start the EPA. You will only enter the gateway when your employer says you are ready.
The gateway requirements for your EPA are:
Presentation with questions
You will produce and deliver a presentation to an independent assessor. You must submit your presentation slides and any supporting materials to the EPAO by the end of week 4 of the EPA period. The presentation and questions will last at least 50 minutes. The independent assessor will ask you at least 5 questions.
Professional discussion underpinned by a portfolio of evidence
You will have a professional discussion with an independent assessor. It will last 60 minutes. They will ask you at least 5 questions. The questions will be about certain aspects of your occupation. You need to compile a portfolio of evidence before the EPA gateway. You can use it to help answer the questions.
You should speak to your employer if you have a query that relates to your job.
You should speak to your training provider if you have any questions about your training or EPA before it starts.
You should receive detailed information and support from the EPAO before the EPA starts. You should speak to them if you have any questions about your EPA once it has started.Reasonable adjustments
If you have a disability, a physical or mental health condition or other special considerations, you may be able to have a reasonable adjustment that takes this into account. You should speak to your employer, training provider and EPAO and ask them what support you can get. The EPAO will decide if an adjustment is appropriate.
This apprenticeship aligns with The Chartered Management Institute for Associate Membership
Please contact the professional body for more details.
This apprenticeship aligns with Institute of Leadership for Associate Membership
Please contact the professional body for more details.
| Version | Change detail | Earliest start date | Latest start date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.4 | End-point assessment plan revised | 25/09/2024 | Not set |
| 1.3 | Occupational standard, end-point assessment and funding band revised | 19/09/2024 | 24/09/2024 |
| 1.2 | End-point assessment plan revised | 25/06/2020 | 18/09/2024 |
| 1.1 | The funding band for this standard has been reviewed as part of the apprenticeship funding band review. The new funding band is £4500 | 04/03/2019 | 24/06/2020 |
| 1.0 | Retired | 01/06/2016 | 03/03/2019 |
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