Approved Standard

Information communications technician

Deliver efficient operation and control of the IT.

• Level: 3
• Reference: ST0973
• Sector: Digital
• Typical duration: 18 months
• Approved for delivery: 4 May 2021
• Maximum funding: £15,000.00
• Trailblazer contact: Rebecca.plant@microsoft.com
• External quality assurance (EQA) provider: Ofqual

Full information on Information communications technician

Source: Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education

Standard version details

The version may be estimated where records did not previously exist.

Version	Active apprentices	Active EPAOs	Completed assessments
1.2	2264	14	19
1.1	755	12	2140
1.0	18	9	4124
			6283

End-point assessment organisations

Regions	EPAOs in region	Active apprentices	Completed assessments
► North East	14	186	386
1st for Awarding Academy for Project Management Accelerate People Ltd Assessu BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT City and Guilds Explosive Learning Solutions Ltd Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance (HABC) Notebook Assessment Services Limited Pearson Education Limited Progress Minded Ltd Royal Naval Apprenticeships Smart Awards The British Institute of Recruiters
► North West	14	409	913
1st for Awarding Academy for Project Management Accelerate People Ltd Assessu BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT City and Guilds Explosive Learning Solutions Ltd Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance (HABC) Notebook Assessment Services Limited Pearson Education Limited Progress Minded Ltd Royal Naval Apprenticeships Smart Awards The British Institute of Recruiters
► Yorkshire and the Humber	14	316	645
1st for Awarding Academy for Project Management Accelerate People Ltd Assessu BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT City and Guilds Explosive Learning Solutions Ltd Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance (HABC) Notebook Assessment Services Limited Pearson Education Limited Progress Minded Ltd Royal Naval Apprenticeships Smart Awards The British Institute of Recruiters
► East Midlands	14	168	413
1st for Awarding Academy for Project Management Accelerate People Ltd Assessu BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT City and Guilds Explosive Learning Solutions Ltd Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance (HABC) Notebook Assessment Services Limited Pearson Education Limited Progress Minded Ltd Royal Naval Apprenticeships Smart Awards The British Institute of Recruiters
► West Midlands	14	475	1066
1st for Awarding Academy for Project Management Accelerate People Ltd Assessu BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT City and Guilds Explosive Learning Solutions Ltd Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance (HABC) Notebook Assessment Services Limited Pearson Education Limited Progress Minded Ltd Royal Naval Apprenticeships Smart Awards The British Institute of Recruiters
► East of England	14	213	459
1st for Awarding Academy for Project Management Accelerate People Ltd Assessu BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT City and Guilds Explosive Learning Solutions Ltd Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance (HABC) Notebook Assessment Services Limited Pearson Education Limited Progress Minded Ltd Royal Naval Apprenticeships Smart Awards The British Institute of Recruiters
► London	14	357	866
1st for Awarding Academy for Project Management Accelerate People Ltd Assessu BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT City and Guilds Explosive Learning Solutions Ltd Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance (HABC) Notebook Assessment Services Limited Pearson Education Limited Progress Minded Ltd Royal Naval Apprenticeships Smart Awards The British Institute of Recruiters
► South East	14	554	989
1st for Awarding Academy for Project Management Accelerate People Ltd Assessu BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT City and Guilds Explosive Learning Solutions Ltd Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance (HABC) Notebook Assessment Services Limited Pearson Education Limited Progress Minded Ltd Royal Naval Apprenticeships Smart Awards The British Institute of Recruiters
► South West	14	253	503
1st for Awarding Academy for Project Management Accelerate People Ltd Assessu BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT City and Guilds Explosive Learning Solutions Ltd Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance (HABC) Notebook Assessment Services Limited Pearson Education Limited Progress Minded Ltd Royal Naval Apprenticeships Smart Awards The British Institute of Recruiters
► Other	0	106	43
Other includes learners from the rest of the UK including the Channel Islands and self directed distance learning, for example eLearning and webinars. Currently no EPAOs
		3037	6283

How apprentices in England are assessed