Employer Engagement

Your Employer Has:

• Contacted Riverside Training to register interest in receiving training
• Discussed and identified training needs
• Received and understood the course literature and outlines
• Completed an on-site training needs analysis
• Signed a contract engaging with Riverside Training as a provider
• Agreed to fund the qualification
• Understood their commitments and obligations of the qualifications
• Confirmed the job duties to be undertaken and salary to be given (minimum apprenticeship wage £5.28 per hour)
• Provided us with your name, email address, and training sector

Learner Pre-Signup:

• You will complete a skills scan to identify that the qualification is achievable in your role and send it back to Riverside, this will take approximately 5 minutes
• Based on the results of your skills scan, Riverside will confirm that the qualification is both suitable and achievable, if it is not then Riverside will offer an alternative
• Once the qualification has been confirmed, you will be added to BUD, our virtual learning platform within 24 hours
• A link will be sent via email for you to complete, comprising of:
  • Personal Details
  • Employment Overview
  • Qualification Overview

Once you have completed this information on BUD, your designated Learning & Development Coach (LDC) will be assigned to you by Riverside’s Operations Manager, usually within 1 working day.

Riverside will then contact you or your Line Manager to arrange a sign-up date that is mutually convenient for you, your Line Manager and your LDC.

• You will receive an email from BUD confirming the time, duration, and date of the remote sign-up meeting
• Another link will be sent via e-mail with a ‘Basic and Key Skill Builder’ BKSB log in
• You will also be required to complete your Functional Skills Initial Assessments in Maths, English & possibly ICT (depending on what qualification you are doing)
• You will also be sent a link to complete a neurodiversity analysis called Cognassist – this takes approximately 40 minutes to complete

You Will Need To Find Your:

• Maths, English and possibly ICT GCSE or Functional Skills certificates
• National Insurance number
• Photographic ID (Driving Licence, Passport, UK Biometric Residents Permit or EU Identity Card)

Sign-Up Process:

• A remote sign-up meeting will take place between yourself, your Line Manager and your LDC at your place of work (a remote session can be conducted if necessary)

During This Sign-Up Meeting You Will Complete The Registration Process On BUD:

• Have your ID verified and recorded
• Record any disabilities, learning difficulties or need for additional support
• Your Line Manager will confirm the Employer Details section
• The LDC will record your qualifications from the evidence you have provided
• You will write a short written statement saying why you would like to complete the qualification and what you hope to gain from it
• You and your Line Manager will electronically sign an Application Summary of the above
• You, your Line Manager and LDC will then electronically sign a Commitment Statement confirming:
  • The standard or framework
  • Any inbuilt qualifications
  • Any functional skills qualifications
  • The timeline for all of the above
  • Your off-the-job hours
  • Your commitments, the employer’s commitments and the training provider’s commitments
  • Any exemptions
  • Your full learning plan
  • Your Line Manager and LDC will then electronically sign a Funding Agreement
  • If required, an Additional Learning Support plan will be agreed upon and signed

In-Learning:

• You will have access to your full learning plan via BUD
• You can access all set activities, learning resources, materials, due date,s and instructions via BUD
• You can message your LDC via BUD
• You can upload work via BUD

You Will Be Able To See Your Progress:

• Activities completed
• 20% Off-the-job hours completed (OTJ)
• Time on programme and key dates
• Assessment criteria completed

The Status Of All Activities:

• Unset
• Set
• Submitted
• Partially complete
• Assessment complete
• Complete

You Will Attend Quarterly Reviews With Your Line Manager and LDC:

You will receive email notifications when any of the following happens:

• A piece of work is set
• You receive a message from your LDC
• Your work has been marked
• Your work is soon to become overdue
• Your activity is overdue
• A review has been scheduled

Completion:

Gateway – this is the planning and confirmation of your readiness to complete the End Point Assessment (EPA)

• You need to have your required Maths and English qualifications
• You need to have passed any mandatory additional qualifications, if applicable
• You need to agree with the Employer and LDC that you are ready for EPA
• You will need to agree and book a date and location for the EPA – this should be done approximately 12 weeks prior to the predicted end date
• You will create a portfolio of evidence if required
• You will sit a mock EPA with a Riverside representative other than your LDC

Attend EPA: