Once your apprentice’s final CIPS L4 Diploma exams have been taken; you should notify CIPS of expected numbers for upcoming gateway opportunities and fill out an enrolment form.
Training Providers could make use of the time between the final CIPS exam and before results are announced to begin getting apprentices compliant with the Gateway requirements which are –
- Have successfully completed the CIPS Level 4 Diploma in Procurement and Supply confirmed by CIPS as the EPAO
- Have achieved English and Mathematics Level 2 (A*-C / 9-4 at GCSE). See EPA Policies and Procedures for other equivalents.
- An appropriate title and scope of a work-based project, agreed with both CIPS and the apprentice’s employer, as this forms part of the EPA
As the training provider, it is your responsibility to ensure the apprentice’s Gateway evidence is checked and forwarded to CIPS as part of the gateway requirement.
Once diploma results are released (or upon gateway start date) CIPS will issue you with ShareFile access. This is a secure platform where you will be able to upload apprentices’ gateway evidence.
CIPS will confirm via email, to yourself and your apprentices that the gateway requirements have been met. In the case of any Gateway evidence not being acceptable CIPS will provide you with feedback. You will be able to resubmit amended/new evidence and your apprentices will join the next gateway.
Following this, apprentices will be issued with a case study from CIPS. (Approx. 2 and a half weeks after registration closes).
Training Providers could make use of the time between the final CIPS exam and before results are announced to begin getting apprentices compliant with the Gateway requirements which are-
- Have successfully completed the CIPS Level 4 Diploma in Procurement and Supply confirmed by CIPS as the EPAO
- Have achieved English and Mathematics Level 2 (A*-C / 9-4 at GCSE).
- An appropriateProject Title and Scope of a work-based project, agreed with both CIPS and the apprentice’s employer.
- As the training provider, it is your responsibility to ensure the apprentice’s Gateway evidence is checked and forwarded to CIPS as part of the gateway requirement.
Once diploma results are released (or upon gateway start date) CIPS will issue you with ShareFile access. This is a secure platform where you will be able to upload apprentices’ gateway evidence.
CIPS will confirm via email, to yourself and your apprentices that the gateway requirements have been met. In the case of any Gateway evidence not being acceptable CIPS will provide you with feedback. You will be able to resubmit amended/new evidence and your apprentices will join the next gateway.
Following this, apprentices will be issued with a case study from CIPS by the published release date.