Share your experience. Shape future careers. Help maintain excellence across the creative industries.
About the Role
As an Independent End-Point Assessor, you will assess apprentices undertaking the Creative Industries Production Technician Level 3 apprenticeship standard once they have successfully completed their training and entered Gateway.
Using your industry expertise, you will make fair, valid and independent assessment decisions against the published assessment and grading criteria, helping to ensure apprentices meet the professional standards expected across the creative industries sector.
This role offers flexibility, autonomy and the opportunity to remain connected to a dynamic and evolving industry while supporting the development of future talent.
What You'll Be Doing
You'll conduct independent End-Point Assessments in line with the apprenticeship standard and EPA plan, assessing apprentices against the published assessment and grading criteria and the associated knowledge, skills and behaviours.
Assessment activities include a Practical Assessment with Questions and a
Professional Discussion underpinned by a Portfolio of Evidence. You'll review portfolios and supporting evidence, make independent grading decisions, complete assessment documentation and maintain accurate assessment records within agreed timescales.
You'll also maintain your occupational competence, participate in induction, training and standardisation activities, and work collaboratively with AIM's Apprenticeship Team to ensure assessment decisions remain fair, reliable and consistent.
Essential Requirements
To be considered for this role, applicants must:
• Be independent and have no conflict of interest with apprentices, employers or training providers.
• Have substantial and relevant occupational experience within the creative industries sector.
• Have recent relevant experience of the occupation or sector at least equivalent to occupational Level 4, gained within the last two years, or be able to demonstrate substantial and significant experience within the occupation or sector.
• Have worked within the creative industries sector, or in training and developing creative industries teams, within the last three years.
• Have occupational competence within one or more of the following pathways: Live Event Technician, Creative Venue Technician or Screen Lighting Technician.
• Understand the apprenticeship occupational standard and End-Point Assessment plan.
• Hold, or be working towards, a recognised assessor qualification such as TAQA or CAVA.
• Have strong organisational, communication and report-writing skills.
• Be confident using digital systems and assessment platforms.
• Have the right to work in the UK.
• Be able to travel to assessment locations across the UK where required.
Desirable Experience
Previous experience as an assessor, trainer, mentor or quality assurer would be advantageous, as would experience of apprenticeship delivery or End-Point Assessment.
Experience of working across multiple creative production environments and relevant assessor or quality assurance qualifications would also be beneficial.
Additional Requirements
Successful applicants will be expected to attend induction and standardisation activities before undertaking assessment activity and participate in annual standardisation activities, particularly when updates to the EPA are introduced.
Associates must maintain and evidence current occupational competence, comply with AIM's Internal and External Quality Assurance requirements, use language appropriate to the apprenticeship level and maintain accurate, professional and objective assessment documentation.
Why Join AIM?
• Flexible associate working arrangements that can fit around existing employment, consultancy or portfolio careers.
• Competitive fee per assessment.
• Opportunity to influence and support the next generation of creative industry professionals.
• Remain actively connected to the profession while sharing your expertise and experience.
• Ongoing training, moderation and standardisation support.
• Work with an experienced and supportive Apprenticeship Team.
• Be part of a growing organisation working with employers and training providers across the UK.
Additional Information
AIM will provide assessment guidance and assessment materials to support assessors in carrying out End-Point Assessment activities.
Assessments are conducted through a Practical Assessment with Questions and a Professional Discussion underpinned by a Portfolio of Evidence, allowing apprentices to demonstrate their technical knowledge, skills and occupational competence through real workplace practice.
Ongoing training and standardisation activities form part of the role to ensure consistency, reliability and quality of assessment decisions. All assessment methods may be recorded for moderation and quality assurance purposes.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Statement
AIM Qualifications and Assessment Group are committed to promoting equity, celebrating diversity and ensuring inclusion across all aspects of our work as an Awarding Organisation. We require everyone regardless of their background, identity, or circumstances should have fair and equitable access to our qualifications, our services, and all our opportunities.
We are dedicated to creating and continually maintaining an environment that is inclusive, is free from discrimination, harassment, or bias. This includes, but is in no way limited to, characteristics protected under the Equality Act 2010 age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity.
Our approach to equity, diversity and inclusion is embedded in the design, delivery and awarding of all our qualifications and assessment materials We actively work to remove barriers by using our impact assessment tool and make reasonable adjustments to ensure that all learners can achieve their full potential. We also endeavour to ensure that our assessment materials and processes are fair, accessible, and free from cultural or unconscious bias.
We are committed to working toward:
• Ensuring fairness and transparency in all our policies, procedures, and decision making.
• Listening to and learning from the voices of our learners, our centres, our staff and our stakeholders especially those from underrepresented groups.
• Regularly reviewing our practices to identify and address any and all inequality or unintended disadvantage.
• Building a diverse workforce and partner network that reflects the communities we serve.
• Supporting continuous professional development in EDI for all staff and associates.
Our vision is to become a sector leader in inclusive awarding practices. We understand that this is an ongoing journey, and we are committed to continuous improvement to help create a more equitable and representative organisation.