Sit synoptic assessment before a year of study on an apprenticeship

bolingbroke

I'm not sure if anyone has come across this situation before but hopefully someone might be able to help.

The training provider I am currently doing AAT level 4 with have told me I can't do my synoptic assessment before september this year because I need to complete 12 months of learning from when I started the apprenticeship. Can anyone tell me what the implications will be if I go and do the synoptic with another training provider before this?

I'm making really good progress, expecting to have completed all the units and my two optionals within 5 months, I really don't want to wait until september when I feel like I will be really rusty on some of it. I'm happy to do my synoptic again in september if it is necessary for the end point assessment.

VS1

I have never heard that before. As long as you have completed your 3 mandatory units, you can take the synoptic exam as far as I know that's the only requirement. Also students who are in college without a job can study for AAT so don't see where they got this from.

There are quite a few students who don't go via training provider and just self study by purchasing books, a potential option you could consider.

bolingbroke

They are correct. it is in all the AAT accounting technician apprenticeship information. https://www.aat.org.uk/prod/s3fs-public/Professional-Accounting-Technician-apprenticeship-EPA-pathway.png

I'm just wondering if i can get around it.

bolingbroke

...and how it affects the apprenticeship if I do that.

tomstrong96

This is by far the most annoying thing about being on an apprenticeship, I get my avsy results tomorrow but you have to do an end point assessment on top of this, only prolonging the year on level 3 further. No doubt it will be the same problem level 4.

Apprenticeships are a way of paying an employee very small amount so it’s beneficial to the employer when the apprentice has to do each level over a year or more and it’s irritating as I’m sure you know due to it not needing any where near that amount of time to complete

tomstrong96

But saying all this, I’m unsure on whether they would be able to do anything if you did sit it elsewhere, who is your current training provider?

TotalAATStudent

bolingbroke, did you find out if sitting the synoptic before the end of your apprenticeship would affect your qualification and/or your apprenticeship?