Privatefly – Air Charter Operations Weds 21St October 2020, 6.30Pm–8.30Pm Online Event University of Hertfordshire
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HATFIELD BRANCH NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 2020 Geoffrey de Havilland Lecture Privatefly – Air Charter Operations Weds 21st October 2020, 6.30pm–8.30pm Online Event University of Hertfordshire Adam Twidell CEO, PrivateFly See Page 7 for full details From the Chairman The committee is shrinking and if you would like to Welcome to the October newsletter and the start of join us, we would love to hear from you. a new, albeit different, season. We are planning a full The AGM would normally have been held in May programme of events and I am pleased that we are but was postponed due to the lockdown. In line with starting, this month, with the Sir Geoffrey de Havilland the decision made by the Main Society, we have now lecture, which was postponed from March due to decided to defer this until May 2021, in the expectation Covid19. We have been running some trials to ensure that we will be able to hold a proper AGM at this time. that the online format goes to plan. If you wish to I hope that you understand this decision. However, attend this online lecture, please register at hatfield@ the committee continue to meet regularly online and aerosociety.com and we will send out the link to if any member has any concerns please raise them join the event. The situation at the University means with me or Keith (email [email protected]). that, for the moment, all our lectures will be online. I One of the main reports at the AGM would be on the apologise to those of our members who are unable to financial health of our branch. A significant proportion access the online events but due to the current restric- of our expenditure goes on prizes at the university. tions, we have no option. Towards the end of last year, the University decided Congratulations to Sagar Patel, our Secretary to hold their prizegiving in November, rather than and University Representative, who had a daughter, April, meaning two sets of prizes in 2019. As a result, Naomi, last month. He has, understandably, decided we made a loss of £500. 2020 will be a strange year, to stand down from the committee. Jacob Morewood in more ways than one, but we are on target to break has taken over as the University Representative even. and Keith Gowland has kindly offered to step in as I will miss seeing you all face to face but hope that the Acting Secretary. Being the secretary can be a many of you will be able to join us at our forthcoming thankless task and the committee is grateful for the events. contribution made by Sagar over the last three years. Steve Rogers HATFIELD BRANCH OCTOBER 2020 NEWSLETTER Apprenticeship Training, Experience and criterion. To make this happen the process relies on time served applying best practice maintaining task- / job-related lessons to be learnt in a log book enabling a portfolio of evidence. By way of an introduction and welcome to Jacob In summary, to complete this process within the Morewood by the committee of the Hatfield Branch apprentice framework an assessment takes place of the Royal Aeronautical Society, may I take this in the final months of the Apprenticeship, using the opportunity to recognise his role within the University following data items and processes: of Hertfordshire, as coordinator for professional accreditation with the society. For those who are 1. An occupational competence validation interview embarked on lifelong learning in an engineering (viva) undertaken by the independent assessors discipline, the Engineering Council offers a framework from the employer, drawing from a portfolio of that seeks to acknowledge your achievements and evidence of occupational competence, and a dedication. For specific details of what is expected, I Performance Indicators Recording Form (PIRF) refer you to the source data at: which aligns with UKSpec requirements, both compiled by the apprentice. https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/appren- 2. A desk-based professional competence assessment ticeship-standards undertaken by two independent assessors from What does this mean in practice? In simple terms the End Point Assessment Organisation, based on your path to endorsement could be via the following the portfolio of evidence, the PIRF and the viva routes: report. The overall aim is to establish and benchmark the 3. Final employer endorsement of occupational and knowledge, skills and behaviours expected of your professional competence and overall completion of engineering discipline and how you align with the the apprenticeship. 2 HATFIELD BRANCH OCTOBER 2020 NEWSLETTER 4. The End-Point Assessment Organisation applies for apprentice’s work, selected by them from within the an Apprenticeship Completion Certificate and the approved period to be eligible for EPA (this depends award of achievement. on the Standard). All core and occupationally specific The above process is generic to your chosen knowledge, skills and behaviours (KSBs), as outlined professional institution. These End Point Assessment in the Standard, must be met through the examples Organisations are to: provided, so in combination they must contain enough tasks, projects, undertakings to fulfil this requirement. • produce clear guidance in terms of what is Examples should be backed up with evidential records/ required in the portfolio of evidence and reports of the work undertaken. Performance Indicators Recording Form, so that assessment methods will be standardised and Who is responsible? easy to follow; The apprentice is responsible for producing and • verify the recommendation made by the compiling the PoE and supporting material. The independent assessors (IAs); apprentice makes sure that the PoE and supporting • determine whether professional competency has evidence is provided in the correct format for full been achieved; assessment, this means ALL documents as a PDF and • provide governance and feedback to IAs on recom- in the case of the PoE multiple documents must be put mendations made to promote good practice; into a .zip file. • ensure compliance with Quality Assurance require- The employer should send this document to the ments; training provider in a ready-to-upload format. The • apply for the Apprentice Certificate. training provider is then responsible for uploading this document alongside the PIRF and viva interview For those choosing the Royal Aeronautical Society recording form. as their End Point Assessment Organisation, the RAeS can provide a full End Point Assessment (EPA) service When is it needed? to employers within the aeronautical sector who have By the date of submission agreed with RAeS in apprentices already registered or registering on one preparation for Professional Competence Assessment. of the New Apprenticeship Standard (NAS) appren- ticeships. The RAeS has developed the following 2. Performance Indicators Recording Form (PIRF) documentation: What is required? The PIRF is directly linked to the relevant Professional • EPA Handbook reference information on End-Point Engineering Competences defined in UKSPEC and Assessment including roles and responsibilities; should be based on recent activities. The KSBs in the • occupational competence validation interview Standard are also aligned to UK-SPEC so much of, if not (viva) recording form (relevant to level); all of the examples used in the PoE can also be used • Performance Indicators Recording Form (relevant here but delivery and description is more reflective of to level); self and should be structured similar to a professional • aide-memoire guide for apprentices; registration application. • aide-memoire guide for employers; • training material for occupational competence Who is responsible? assessors and apprentices; The apprentice is responsible for producing the PIRF. • training material & guidance for Professional Via the employer, the apprentice should be informed Competence Assessors; that it is their responsibility to make sure that the • Professional Competence Assessment report form. PIRF is provided in the correct format PDF for full The theme that links the levels of accreditations is assessment. The employer should send this document the acquisition of knowledge, skills and behaviours. to the training provider in a ready-to-upload format. A successful outcome is based upon the submission The employer/training provider is then responsible for of: uploading this document alongside the PoE and the Viva Interview Recording Form. 1. Portfolio of evidence When is it needed? What is required? By the date of submission agreed with RAeS in The PoE is a minimum of 3 examples of the 3 HATFIELD BRANCH OCTOBER 2020 NEWSLETTER preparation for Professional Competence Assessment. Who is responsible? Allow time before the submission. The employer fills this in when the RAeS confirms the pass grade to complete the administrative process for 3. Viva interview recording form this apprentice. What is required? An RAeS-produced pro forma for the recording When is it needed? and grading of the Occupational Competence At the point the RAeS confirms the apprentice has Assessment. The document has checklists, question passed their EPA. banks and open note sections for recording key discussion points and the rationale of the assessors’ Conclusion pass/fail decisions. When we started this review of apprenticeships and accreditation through professional institutions with Who is responsible? the Engineering Council, we implied that there is Apprentices (along with Learning Managers) will a lifelong learning element. The attainment of the mark-up the document aligning KSB’s checklist with award can be seen as not the final step in the process section/reference/page numbers in the PoE. Learning but your achievement of the benchmark. Managers provide this marked up form with the PoE to It is often asked why this is important in today’s the OCA’s for review. OCAs will complete this form and industrial environment. Having come from a safe- return to the employer/training provider to upload ty-related operationally critical environment of Air alongside the PoE and PIRF. Traffic Management, it may be assumed that while When is it needed? things are working well you are doing an adequate By the submission dates/times agreed with RAeS job.